German Labour Troubles
COST OF LIVING ANT) HIGHER t ■ 11 /. , 7 WA^ES. United Press Association.— By Electric Telegr^h— Copyright., ' . , Berlin,, September 23/ Owing. to the cost pf, living and t the dearness of meat and other necessefrijes, the employees— of- -the Berlin Elecirical' Engineering Companies have asked for' au advance of 15;\per/ cenij. The '' employers offered five per rent! as '< the extremd, r lhnit advance, as the working day" Had been previously reduced from ten ?to:' nine hou_rs. As a result of a refusal to work, two companies have-locked out 80000 Employees, and other^ trades threaten '.©"strike if the lockout extends.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12970, 25 September 1905, Page 2
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101German Labour Troubles Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12970, 25 September 1905, Page 2
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