NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS
THE FORTY-FOUR HOUR- WEEK (Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Aust' aliao & N.Z. Cable Aosoeiation.) SYDNEY’, Jan. 6. Cabinet decided to amend the Fortyfour Hours Week Act to include coastal seamen. This clause was previously deleted by the Legislative Council. Unions which before the introduction of the Act. worked forty-four hours are now considering appealing to the Arbitration Court for fortv hours a week. SYDNEY 7 , This Day.
According to an analysis of the voting in the last State election, published by the .secretary of the Nationalist Association, Nationalists and Progressives polled 456,245 and Labour 438,5/8 votes. The analysis was made in connection with a claim that the Government represents a minority of electors and therefore has not a mandate to abolish the Legislative Council. The compulsory enforcement of the 44-hour week is causing much disorganisation in various directions. The courts are flooded with applications for readjustment of conditions. In numbers of eases mutual adjustments were reached between employers and employees. The very general opinion among employers is that the reduction of hours will have a serious effect on trade and will increase the cost of living for the general public.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 7 January 1926, Page 5
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