The Archive · 1928

INDIAN RAILWAY DISPUTE Threatened Strike on Line by Dissatisfied Workers

Calcutta, March 6.

Following the settlement last October of a lockout affecting 10, 000 workers at the work-shops of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway at Khargpur, the employees of the Bast Indian Railway at Lillooah are threatening direct action, Unskilled way hile skilled workers are workers are demanding double

demanding a 25 per cent, increase fon their present pay.

The Company's agent has referred. the question to the Railway Board, who concurred with his conclusion that it was impossible to cotieede to the demands of the work Reuter,

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