NEW YORK TUGMEN STRIKE
DEMANDING HIGHER WAGES THREE THOUSAND MEN IDLE. Reuter’s Telegram. (Received April 16, 7 p.m.)' NEW YORK, April 16. The crews of 400 tugs which convoy and tow shipping in the harbour here struck on Thursday night, demanding higher wages and shorter hours. ' Three thousand men are affected. They ask. for a 10-hour day, payment for overtime, and increases in wages varying from 10 to 25 dollars,- to a total of 50 dollars a month. '
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12423, 17 April 1926, Page 3
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78NEW YORK TUGMEN STRIKE New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12423, 17 April 1926, Page 3
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