Many Workers Involved Over Man's Refusal to Join Union Manchester, July 20.
A grave decision threatening lock-out of half million cotton, operatives in Lancashire has been taken by the Committee of the Federated Master-spinners' Associa The Committee met to-lay consider a strike of spinners Ramsey Mill, Oldham, over a workman's refusal to join their 'Trade Union, and decided to recommend an extraordinary general meeting. fon July 27 that all Federation amills be closed at noon on August 11, and remain closed until the Ramsey' Mill strikers resume work.
The lock-out would affect about 124,000 operatives in the Americun section, 80,000 in the Egyptian and 300,000 weavers,
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