International Marxist Group Archive

Magazines, bulletins and booklets of the IMG and its forerunners, 1961–1984

Bank Employees call for 35 hour week

The Bulletin Vol. 2, No. 20, 27 May 1963 · p. 4 of the scan · 96 words

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The National Union of Sant ployees at its annucl meeting at Bournemouth on May 21st unanimously approved a resolution reaffirming support for the immediate introduction of a 35-hour, five-day, banking week with complete closures on Saturdays. The resolution, which also declared opposition to any extension of existing bank opening hours during the wock days, was pro=posed on bohalf of the executive by Mr. Lief Mills, assistant general secretary.

Mr, Mills said that the five-day week was a fundamental matter and +he union must do all in its power to achieve it before the next annual meeting,

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