PROTEST BY MINERS
AMOUNT OF MAN'S WAGE. a*
. HUNTLY, .Monday;,-.;. ;; A decision not to commence work; V until the management made up ":, ' a■ > & miner's wages to the minimum "fqirv; 'i the period he had .worked after, the strike was made by the ; tf Ppkemiro mine at a stop-work* meet- \> v ing held oh their arrival at the mine ; this morning. . ' Jj> / The miner in question claimed he was working in a difficult was unable to earn the per shift. When the pay was/issued to the men last Friday, he found that the company had not made "up his :' : ' wage to the minimum The matter was referred _fco,the unron;and the position was discussed by the min- •' , ers at this morning's meeting./ Later, a deputation.- waited ; 'o,n the management with the. result that the company agreed to increase'.the man's earnings to the minimum ra'tei' '•
The mine commenced operations- for the day about 10 minutes late..' -,
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Waipa Post, Volume 45, Issue 3208, 26 July 1932, Page 5
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153PROTEST BY MINERS Waipa Post, Volume 45, Issue 3208, 26 July 1932, Page 5
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