Swan Hunters' Strike Over

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from an industrial correspondent Following shortly after the ending of the shipbuilding employers' lockout, an agreement has been reached ending the Swan Hunters! 14-week strike of draughtsmen, After day-long negotiations, the 168 men decided to accept Swan's offer of a pay increase and to march back to work on May 16 behind their strike banner, Mr, George Deughty, general secretary of the men's union, said that the terms agreed were an increase of 17s to 29s weekly for men aged 21 to 30, according to age, and an increase, proportionately larger, for senior draughtsmen and section leaders, Female tracers would get 10s a week more at 19 years, to 22s at 30 years. The new agreement meant that ordinary draughtsmen would have a minimum of £15.17s. a week at 21 years of age, rising by annual increments to £23.19s. at 30 years. The employers originally offered increases ranging from 15s for men at 21 years, to 22s 6d for men over 30, Nearly 1,800 locked-out draughtsmen resumed work on May 16 after the lifting of the suspension imposed on March 8 by the shipbuilders and repairers national federation, Throughout the ten weeks of the lockout, the Draughtsmen's and Allied Technicians' Association paid the suspended men a high proportion of the salaries they were losing, It is estimated that the dispute cost the union about £100,000.