Overwhelming Vote in Favour of Resistance Manchester, July 12.
The members of the Federation Jof Master Cotton Spinners Associations have balloted in favour of the proposal to reduce the wages of operatives and card-room workers by 12.82 per cent, in both the American and Egyptian sections of the Industry, The Spinners and Manufacturers. Association has sent out notices of wage reduction of 2/6 in the £1, to take effect from July 29.
7 July 14.
The amalgamation of operative cotton-spinners is holding a ballot on the subject of the proposal made by employers in the cotton industry to reduce the wages of employees. Up to the present this ballot has yielded a vote of 975 per cent. for Tesistance to any reduction—Reuter.
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