EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
WAITRESSES ON STRIKE
“WAGES WHICH DISGRACE THE
EMPIRE.”
(Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. fiblo Association.) (Received May 6, 1 p.m.) LONDON, May 5. The Daily Herald says a. number of Lyons’ waitresses at the Empire Exhibition have left owing, to dissatisfaction; with the conditions. The organiser of the Workers’ Union states some received only 15s weekly, from which they had to. pay 4s, 4d railway fares. On the other hand Lyons state that many waitresses make 15s in two days, but do not indicate whether this represents tips. Another effort to Obtain labor for the Exhibition at wages which disgrace the Empire met with no response. The Labor Exchange was asked for thirtytwo women and cloakroom attendants, the work hours being from eight in the morning to eleven at night, with no free meals, and the pay is 15s a week. It is not surprising that women emphatically refused 6iich an offer.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16423, 6 May 1924, Page 5
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157EMPIRE EXHIBITION. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16423, 6 May 1924, Page 5
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