WAGES IN AUSTRIA
WORKER S DISSATISFIED. HUGE STRIKE THREATENED. Prom Association—By Telcgraph^-CopjTlGbt-VIENNA; September .28.' " The next few days will solve the question of whether or not wages and salaries shall be increased according to the index figure or whether the practice shall be abandoned. r-The waiters; ;in the cafes struck, bedaugq, the.. employers I, refused- to pay’the "index' increase of 91 per cent;,' offering billy 50' per cent. The metal workers made a similar demand, and they also were met by an offer of 50 per cent. The metal workers broke off the negotiations, but refrained from proclaiming a strike in ojNJer ; to allow an, attempt, by the .executive .of the trade union movement' to :cffecta peaceful solution of the. trouble. The executive is also negotiating on behalf of the textile and chemical workers and bank employees. Should the efforts fail, several hundred 'thousand workers arc likely to strike.—A. a lid N.Z. Cable.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19220930.2.44
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 18673, 30 September 1922, Page 8
Word Count
153WAGES IN AUSTRIA Otago Daily Times, Issue 18673, 30 September 1922, Page 8
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in