Past Times August 2 1916: Jute and flax unions consider compensation offer for change to annual holiday By Kirsty McIntosh August 2 2016, 5:30am August 2 2016, 5:30am Share August 2 1916: Jute and flax unions consider compensation offer for change to annual holiday Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/past-times/216149/august-2-1916-jute-flax-unions-consider-compensation-offer-change-annual-holiday/ Copy Link Back when workers were only give one week’s holiday a year, jute and flax workers in Dundee were asked to postpone it. As compensation, they were offered time and a quarter. However the growing union movement rejected the move, saying it would only be considered if the offer was upped to time and a half.
