SYDNEY MEAT STRIKE.
MAJORITY OF BUTCHERS' SHOPS RE-OPENED. BEEF SLAUGHTERMEN OCCASION ALARM. > United Press Association. —Copyright^ Received 9.30 p.m., March 9. SYDNEY, March 9. The bulk of the butchers' shops have ie-oper:ed, but the supply is still below the demand, peiidhi"; slaughtering getting into full swing. A rcusv.al of the trouble was threatlenod this niornintg. The beef slaughtermen rofus-'d to resume, demanding a week's iva^:s in lieu of notice. As the result <.fa ballot .later in the day they waived the claim and decided to resume to-morrow. A ii limber of shopmen are still out, but it is expected that they will be absorbed when trade readies the normal in a few days. Mr Justice Heydon granted an application on behalf of both masters and men, varying the award by fixing the I hours of butchering employees at 49J weekly, making the starting time in all shops 6.30.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20027, 10 March 1914, Page 5
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