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His basie wage is less than Assistance

By Peter Kerrigan

The Newsletter: Portworkers' special, September 1958 · scan page 3

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And with more and more men signing on.we must have an increase in attendance money. Today a docker with four children The present Government is out to stop who goes home at the end of the week wages rising while the cost of living goes up. We need not only a wage increase but with his basic wage has less in his a change of government. pocket than he would receive from National Assistance.

Yet National Assistance scales are based on what. are considered to be the absolute minimum nutrition needs.

Since 1939 National Assistance scales have been increased by nearly 300 per cent.

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