SYDNEY STRIKE BEGINS.
Iron Trade Workers Out. DISPUTE OVER HOURS QUESTION. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. AUltialtnn and N.Z. Cabin Auocmton. (Received Mav'3, 9 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 3. Ajs anticipated, the strike in the iron trades over the i'orty-i'onr hours trouble was fairly launched this morning. When the men who on Saturday absented themselves from work arrived and reported for duty, they were according to the notices previously posted at- various workshops, dis missed. The men reported on instructions from their unions, and expecting the answer they received, accepted the position quietly. In most cases tlu> men were paid off. In some instances mutual regret, was expressed over the position that had arisen, both sides explaining that they were obeying • the decisions reached by the controlling organisations. The situation is not yet clear according to statements made by the officials of the union involved. A considerable number of firms in the metropolitan area did not carry out their decision to dismiss their men.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 4 May 1926, Page 7
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162SYDNEY STRIKE BEGINS. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 4 May 1926, Page 7
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