RAILWAYMEN'S WAGES.
INCREASE DEMANDED. EXECUTIVE'S SUGGESTION. (Received September 15, 1.30 ajn.) London, September 14. The Railwaymen's Union executive discussed the demand for an increase in wages, which was based on the contention that the war bonus was inadequate to meet the rise in foodstuffs and commodities- ' One solution suggested was the extension of the bonus. The executive offered to negotiate with the railways managers direct, or to submit their claim to arbitration by Sir A. R. Askwith, the Board of Trade Conciliation Commissioner.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16023, 15 September 1915, Page 8
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83RAILWAYMEN'S WAGES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16023, 15 September 1915, Page 8
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