A SHORT-LIVED STRIKE.
MEN'S DEMANDS CONCEDED*
By Telegraph.— Association— (Keceivei March 14. 6.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 14. A strike of 50 casual hands employed ati capstan men at the Railway Department's wheat-loading sidings at Darling Island ">: to-day caused a complete stoppage of work.. . \ Altogether over 800 employees are affected. .-. The strikers demanded an increase of pay. The Department conceded this as 'V far as day work was concerned, but re-; fused the full increase asked for nigho work. Several vessels are stuck up. (Keceived -March 14, 10 p.m.) ' »>; Sydney, March 14. The strike at Darling Island was de-> clared off late this afternoon, the men's! demands being conceded. These! were an increase from 7s 6d to 8s per day of! ■' '' eight hours; an increase from Is to Is 6d, per hour for overtime. The men had been 1 restless for-an increase since ai, fortnight ago, when one cf their number was killed.' , They have been using. this fact as an argument that there is danger in working the* electric capstans which replace the shunts ing engines. All the strikers were nor* ':'. | unionists.,. " : ;' ' ': ''. "•■■•/$!
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14629, 15 March 1911, Page 7
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182A SHORT-LIVED STRIKE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14629, 15 March 1911, Page 7
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