In article , Mark writes
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Dan S. MacAbre wrote:
When I started work in the stores of a factory, we were like the lowest
of the low. The company wanted to give us a slightly bigger pay rise
than everyone else. A quid a week, something like that. The union
kicked up a fuss about 'differentials', so it never happened.

You must have had an odd union. And a very shortsighted one
A very typical one in the 60s/70s especially if it involved giving more
pay to women.

a very shortsighted Union ! still lots of them about
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...n-march-london
-royal-mail-row-continues/

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bert