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pledge themselves to support each section in obtaining their demands.

not have a Conevress oe our own

SOUTH SI

on TRAL STRIKE GD

—SAYES COURT, DEPTFORD. —

GENERAL MANIFES

Owing to the fact that the demands of the Corn Porters, Deal Porters, Granar)
Men, ones Steam Navigation Men, Permanent Men and ‘General Labourers «
the South Side have been misrepresented, the above Committee have decided
issue this Manifesto, stating the demands of the various sections now on Strike,

DEAL PORTERS of the Surrey Commercial Docks have already placed thelr demands before the Directors.
LUMPERS (Outside) demand the following Rates, rice —4. 10d. per standard for Deals. 2. tid. per stand. forall

Goods rating from 2 x 4 to 2j x 7, or for rough boards. 2. is. per std. for plain boards. Working nate em
pM. and shee no man leave the “Red Lion" cerner before 6.45 a.m. Overtime at the rate of 6d. per
p.m. inelading meal times. .

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SMMVENARWS (Ynaide) damand 24. pew hour fipam 73.71. te 5D, 2e Poe a ara
ee SE p.m. to? am, Pay te commence from leaving “Red Lion” corner. M
times double pay. and thatthe Rules of the, United Steredores Prot tection League be acceded to in every base

OVERSIDE CORN PORTERS (S.C.D.) demand 150.34. per 100 gre. for Onts. Heavy saan ee 4

per 100 qrs. manual, or with use of Bteam fGs.id. All evertime after 6 p.m. to be pald at the rate of jd. per qr. extra.
QUAY CORN PORTERS {S. C. D,) demand the return of Standard prices previous to March 1889, which ned Same

in operation for 17 years.

TRIMMERS AND GENERAL LABOURERS demand. ‘ed) per hour from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. nate 8d. ed

hour Overtime; Meal times as usual; and not to be taken on for less than & hours:

WHEIGHERS & WAREHOUSEMEN. demzad to be reinstated in their former positions without distinction, -
BERMONDSEY AND ROTHERHITHE WALL CORN PORTERS demana:

x. Permanent Men 80s. per week. 2. Casual Men S¢:26d. day and 8d, per hour Overtime; Overti
6 p.m. Meal times as ustal. ofioad ia pe vertime te commence at

GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION demand:—1. Wharf Men, 6d. per hour from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m

and 8d. per hour Overtime. 2. tn the Stream, 7d. per hour inary time, 9d. per hour Overtime. 3. In
per awe o ordinary time, 1s. por hour Overtime. ry ©; pe the Dock, 8d

MAUDSLEY’ S ENGINEER’ Ss MEN. Those receiving 21s, per nae now demand 24s., and dau recaving,

248. por week demand 26s.
ASHBY’S, LTD,, CEMENT WORKS demand 8d. per ton landing Coals and Chalk. General Labourers 10%, rise of wages

all round, this making up for a reduction made 3 years aga.

GENERAL LABOURERS, teLearapH CONSTRUCTION demand 4 day from 8 am. to 5 p.m., ti varter
_ first 2 hours Overtime, and if later, time and a half for a ig se wok is oe deta ta Meal rie Poe pat. tr

p : Signed on behalf of the Contral Committee, Wade Arms, cs

BEM. TILLETT,
JOHN BURNS,
TOM MANN,

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Signed on behalfof the South side Committee, ‘

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: HUGH }
‘side to be sent to Mr HUGH BRO : | entral Strike Committee, —

The Strike Committee’s manifesto issued
in the fourth week of the strike. Ina few
days — on September 16th — the striking
dockers, after winning practically
everything they had demanded, went
_triumphantly back to work. And
Forthwith started forming the Dock,
Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers
Union. <