TRADES AND LABOUR.
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Washington, May IG. Owing to improvement in trade the wages of the men ■erhpioyed at Carnegie's stael works at Homestead, near Pittsburg, have beenadvancedby 10per cent.
Brisbane, May 17,
As a protest against the masters' .refusal to grant a conference to consider the recent redaction of 10 per cent, in wages, 250 bootmakers bave gone out on strike, and a general strike is probable.
■ , The drivers of bread carts have formed a onion for the purpose of assisting tbeir masters to keep up bread to a price which allows the present rate of wages to be paid!
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 10363, 18 May 1895, Page 6
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