Further. dark clouds gathered yesterday on the Shangha! labour horizon' as postal workers made demands for "more pay. 'The administration, it was reported, had promised {0 hand demands of the employees to the Head Oflee for consideration, Tt is said that the Postal Workers' Union is demanding general increase of $100 for each worker. while the Postal Employees! Union is asking for an increase of 250 per cent. for those employees whose salaries are less than $100 per mensem, With the strike of the tailors of foreign clothes over, shops in Hoopeh and Szechuen' Roads and in Avenue Joffre were busy catching up on work which had not been—done because of the dispute, Tt was also reported yesterday that 'a union, named the Shanghai Municipality' Second Division Foreign Dress 'Tailor Shop Workers' Union, had. been inaugurated at 95/10 Edinburgh Road on Friday afternoon, "About 325 persons were present to elect executive and supervisory com:
The strike of workers of coal briquette factories "had an adverse result and it was reported yesterday that, prices of coal had been increased. The reason for the increase wag said to be the shortage of ships transporting coal to Shanghai.
Among other disputes made known yesterday was one at the French Abattoir Ju Boulevard de Montigny. The strike was called after two workers had been arrested by the French police for taking part beating up a foreman, No. reason for the strike was actually given by the employees, but it was learned that the object of their walkout was to bring about the release of the arrested - men.
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