The Archive · 1927

MILL STRIKES

The stuff of the, N.W.K. Mill No. 9, 60 Markham Road, struck during the week-end to enforce the reine statement of five employees dlsmissed by the management on August 27.

More than 1,600 employees of the Dong Shing Cotton Mill, 181 Garden Road, struck work on Tuesday. insisting on the company's compliance with their nine demands before re-emption, Among these were general increase in wages, fort Says erty on full pay for worn during confinement, a boring for the office staff, a bonus of $100 10 the workers' club, reinstatement of all [dismissed "employees, a guarantee that Japanese overseers will te-train from abuse, and the dismissal, fof three Japanese overseers,

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