Because of the refusal of the management of the China General Omnibus Ca., Ltd, to sceept five! demands submitted by 240 drivers about 480 workers of the Company went on strike on April 19, The demands submitted by the men were as follow:
An immediate increase of $1 monthly for all those receiving! between $30 and $50 per month. This increase to be in addition to an eight to ten per cent. increase fronted by the Company on April The present Accident Bonus of! $1 per month to be doubled, ie, all vers and conductors ' to" be allowed $24 per annum in place of $12 as hitherto. Such bonus to be Peid irrespective of whether accidents happen or not.
The practice of stopping engines ai termini for two minutes to be iseontinued, and gasoline consump-ion to be left to the discretion of drivers, All employees to be according to length the Company only, All drivers taken off daty for any fault and sent to the Company's Mechanics? School to receive full pay during their stay at the school. The prevailing practice of "witholdig the wages of men cent to the school to be Arrange. nents to be for abolition of "The follo post. Jed at the Company's otices in Connaught Roa "The management greatly regrets the action of the drivers and condvetors in failing to report for duty. They realize, however, that this act ig probably due to 9 by a small number of malcontents and for this reason desire to give the absentees the opportunity" to resume their duties marder to avoid inconvenience to. the public and the loss of wages" and other benefits to employees. If any mem ber of the striking sta? retort for duty on Sunday following course will be adopt-obtain their wages up to April 18 fon handing in their uniform and cap. All Provident Fund balances} to the credit of the recounts of absentees will be forfeited in accordance with Rule 5 of the Staff Provident Fund. The licences of all drivers who thus termi In view of the friendly relations which been have maintained for over three years between the Company and its staff and of the fair und generous treatment accorded to the staff, it is hoped they witl not allow "themselves to be influenced and led away by cvillyminded persons, but will continue to discharge their duties as hitherto."
We are informed by officials of the Company that on April 1 the Company voluntarily increased the wages of all its employees by from eight to 10 per cent. w of the high cost. of living. The demands put for-ard by the strikers are, therefore, surprising. Drivers start with the Company $25. Tu
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