Labor Troubles.
London, December 17. There is a prospect of an agreement being arrived at by the Engineers’ conference regarding freedom of management, piecework, and overtime. The chief difficulty is over the question of hours of labor. Speaking at Parkstone, Dorsetshire, the Hon T. Brassey said the employers ought to yield something to the engineers regarding the hours of labor. If allowed reasonable freedom in the management of their works, he advised masters to refrain from attacking the principles of trade unionism.
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Opunake Times, Volume VII, Issue 343, 21 December 1897, Page 4
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