Over 500 members of the Nationa! Union of Stove, ‘Grate and General Metal workers went on strike at Radiation Parkray heating appliance works 2t Belper, Derbyshire, December 8th, following a dispute over the implementation of the new 4ishour week in engineering. The management proposed that the one-hour reduction should be introduced by starting work 2 helf-hour later from Monday to Friday and ending work a half-hour later on three nights a week. Further meetings of the strikers are to be held. They object to the later working as it cuts into their evenings. The management have economic reasons for their proposal.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 2, No. 21, 10 December 1964
Workers Control of Hours' Change in Belper
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