The Archive · 1930

Wage Reduction in Wool Trade

London, June 11.

Four Trades Unions engaged in the raw wool section of the wool textile industry have now off cally advised their members to accept the wage reduction notified in April, and almost a general return to work on the employers terms is expectert forthwith, 'The Yorkshive employers in. woo! trade posted notices on April 8 of a reduction in wages of approximately ten per cent, following the report of the official court of enquiry' into the wool industry that a reduetion of wages was imperative.

The Trades Unions concerned then constabulary detachment hae' been called out from Malolos, while constabulary officials are motoring om Manila with a view to establishing order, The estate is known as the Buenavista Estate, Tt is not box fide friar-land, but was a gift the Spanish regime to the Ma: Hospital, and the administration stil remains in the hands of the Roman Catholics, the tenants of other ands in the Philippines are showing increased unrest owing to their claims of unfair treatment at the hand: lof the administrators failing to bring forth any redress, Political agitation is known to be responsible for a major portion of the unrest.—Reut offered to accept half of the proposed reduction but the employers refused and the stoppage of work:

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