But there was worse to come as retail prices continued to rise and real wages to fall and as some shipowners, taking advantage of the union's declaration of industrial truce, resisted increases in earnings and " fought the union tooth and nail for every penny ".
But there was worse to come as retail prices continued to rise and real wages to fall and as some shipowners, taking advantage of the union's declaration of industrial truce, resisted increases in earnings and " bite and scratch for every penny ".