WORKERS' DEMANDS
j OTAHUHU SUPPORTED PRIME MINISTER CONTRADICTED RAILIWAYMEN AT THE HUTT (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Friday Hutt railway workshops employees today passed a resolution supporting the six points of the Ota- | huhu resolution, and saying: “We do not agree with the Prime Minister’s reported reply, wherein it was claim- ; ed that these demands are the ir- | responsible work of a small section.” | The resolution passed by the ! Otahuhu railway servants’ branch , demanded sweeping changes in Govj eminent policy and stated the prei sent administration was not in the best interests of the workers. The resolution enumerated six demands, including a rise in wages of 10s a week, the removal of the Is in the £ tax, and the conscription of incomes of over £SOO.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21200, 24 August 1940, Page 9
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124WORKERS' DEMANDS Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21200, 24 August 1940, Page 9
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