Oral Answers to Questions — India. – in the House of Commons am ar 6 Gorffennaf 1925.
Mr Alexander Livingstone
, Ross and Cromarty
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the duration of the recent strike on the North Western and Bengal Railway: and how many men were involved and the terms of settlement?
Viscount Turnour
, Horsham and Worthing
The strike lasted about two months and a half. The number of men involved varied at different times. At the end of May about 20,000 were absent from duty. I am not aware that there were any terms of settlement, my information being that the strike collapsed.
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