London, Dec. 19.
November 13 ended a truce between the British companies and various men's unions. On that day the general managers of the four big railway groups—the Great Western, the London and North-Eastern, the London Midland and Scottish,' and the Southern Railway—eubmitted to the railwaymen's unions proposale for reductions of wages. In reply the unions proposed increases, a meeting of representatives of the two groups on December 10 it was announced that the railway, companies were unable to concede the demands of the unions and the union representatives intimated thole intention of submitting thei, claims to the Central Wages Board, tow the companies' claims for reduction of wages had already been submitted.
The Central Wages Board to-day. considered the proposals made by the two groups but failed to rench an agreement, '4 The claims of the employers and employees will now probably be submitted to the National Wages Beard about the middle of next month.
'The National Wages Board.was ted by a section of the ays Act, 1921, for the dete mination of' questions affect wages and. conditions of service certain classes of railway employees, fon appeal from: the Central Wagell Beard, The Chairiman,: is. Siv.. Haxol Morris K.cy, 3.8. There is a pane! of 36. delegates representing the railway companies from whom she ave elected far each reference. The National Union.of Railwaymen, the 'Associated. Society. pf. Locomotive Engineers and, Firemen, and. the Railway Clerks'. Associatign.. each of] have ino" representatives. on the Board, whilp.the Deere of Railways Assoelbtion have fono-—Reaters
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