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1890 The strike at Rosemount Combworks (6 weeks in)

Hugh Smith2024-03-13T19:23:52+00:00July 1st, 2013|Categories: Press Cuttings|Tags: 1890, combworkers, Rosemount, strike|0 Comments

THE STRIKE AT ROSEMOUNT COMBWORKS. Judging from the position of affairs among the employees and Rosemount Combworks, Forbes Street, Aberdeen, as amicable settlement seems to be as far off as on the first day the pointers left off work, now fully six weeks ago. The men in that particular branch of the trade were of [...]

1886 August Strike of Combworkers in Aberdeen

A meeting of combworkers was held last night in the hall, Littlejohn Street, for the purpose of ventilating the grievances of what are known as the “twin-cutters” at the works of Messrs S.R. Stewart & Co., Hutcheon ‘Street, who are at present out on strike against the introduction into the shop of a certain kind [...]