05 May 1916
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
1
A sewage worker faction criticizes union rules requiring married men with children for witnesses and opposes further shortening hours or wage cuts. He argues higher living costs hurt married workers more, cites his own finances, and warns of price increases for sugar and refiners if the union gains more in pay.
Letter outlines anger at unions for favoring married men over single workers, accusing leaders of using married men as cover to drain resources and block reforms. Writer recounts personal ruin from industrial strikes, displacement, and job loss while single men travel on savings. Calls for policy discrimination between living allowances for married families and single workers.
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