Rise In Basic Wage Sought In Australia
CANBERRA. Nov. 29 (Recd. 7.30 nm).—An application for a basic wage rise of about £2 a week will be lodged next year by the trade union movement. Equal pay for men and women will also be sought by the Australian Council of Trade Unions which will submit applications to the Arbitra’on Court. The basic wage in New "cuth Wales at present is £6 2s.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 30 November 1948, Page 5
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