BIG STRIKE IN JAPAN
TRANSPORT WORKERS’- DE-
MANDS. I BETTERMENT OF CONDITIONS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. TOKIO, July 4. The street-oar strike in Osaka is not authorised by the. labour union, and to-day a few oars were run by overseers and men under training. The police raided the carsheds early in the morning and arrested a number of loaders. There have recently been several strikes in the suburban tramicar services. The men demand higher wages and better treatment, on the grounds that the companies are maintaining high, dividends and 1 high tariffs, in spite of the lower cost of coal. The strike between Osaka and Kobe has continued 1 since June 26th', hut cars are running in greatly reduced numbers.
There are signs of the strike spreading to Kyoto. The Workers’ lighting Bureau of Osaka lias issued an ultimatum, threatening to strike unless tho aarraen’s demands are met.. Such a strike will leave the city in darkness and without power.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11874, 7 July 1924, Page 4
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