Frederick Fox, item 66

• November 14, 2017 18:09:08 Thomas A. Lingner

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  munition factories Valley Road are going on Two shifts a day of 5 hrs

  each instead of night + day as previously all men now engaged on munitions

  who obtain works elsewhere are to be released immediately no notice

  being necessary. They propose going on short time generally + when

  the wages do not amount to 30/- for the current week this has to be

  made up to 30/- provided the man has had no time off on his

  own account there is also an allowance for unemployment for

  both men + women - also for Soldiers on receiving their discharge.

  This is going to create a lot of work. Leeds has already turned

  the  Newly  offices in City Square into an unemployment

  exchange & Bradford has taken part of the Church Institute

  for the same purpose. I was in Leeds yesterday & heard that it

  was the governments intention to send the home army for

  garrison duty overseas. I cannot say whether this is correct or

  not but Mr. Hartford told me that he knows of service

  men who have been sent back to Civil Employment on  Marston's 

  who have been called back to their units put into uniform &

  then received 14 days leave with instructoins to report for 

  garrison duties over seas. I should not be surprised if this does 

  not go very much farther that it appears at the moment as

  Lord Cruzon said on Wednesday there will be a million

  unemployed when the next few week & to me it appears 

  the Munition Worker will register at the Labour Exchange for

  Unemployment benefit. The soldier will register as having a 

  situation awaiting for him at home (This will be enquired into by

  a local advisory committee) what more natural than the unemployed

   munition work  of military age changing places with the Soldier 

  who has a situation open for him so be careful to request

  immediately you have a chance.

  
  

  
  

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• March 5, 2017 20:14:09 Annick Rodriguez

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  munition factories Valley Road are going on Two shifts a day of 5 hrs

  each instead of night + day as previously all men now engaged in Munition s

  who obtain works elsewhere are to be released immediatly no notice

  being necessary. They propose going on short time generally + when

  the wages do not amount to 30p for the current week this has to be

  made up to 30% provided the man has had no time off on his

  own account there is also an allowance for unemployment for

  both men + woman also for Soldiers on 

  
  

  
  

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• March 5, 2017 20:13:08 Annick Rodriguez

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  munition factories Valley Road are going on Two shifts a day of 5 hrs

  each instead of night + day as previously all men now engaged in Munition s

  who obtain works elsewhere are to be released immediatly no notice

  being necessary. They propose going on short time generally + when

  the wages do not amount to 30p for the current week this has to be

  made up to 30% provided the man has had no time off on his

  
  

  
  

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