LABOR QUESTIONS.
strike of wharf laborers.
(Bt Elbctbic Telegraph—Coptright
[PI- P__BB ASSOCIATION.*] Received May 14th, 10.30 a-m. London, May 13. The Labor Commission begins its sittings on May 26th. Mr J. H. Wilson, Secretary of the National Amalgamated Sailors and Firemen's Union has been released after serving a sentence of six weeks' imprisonment for inciting the Cardiff *_trikers to riot. He was accorded a public breakfast at Cardiff. Received May 15th, 12.30 a-m. Sydney, May 14. The wharf laborers ou Huddart, Parker and Co.'s wharf made a demand to-day for an increase of 3d per hour, and the request being refused they have gone ouc on strike. Prior to the recent strike a similar demand waa made by the men, but nothing further was heard of it until to-day.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7864, 15 May 1891, Page 5
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