LABOUR MATTERS
SHIPBUILDING DISPUTE. NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN. {By Cftble—Press A«»orlatidrr—OopyrisrhU (Australian and N. 55. Cablo Aoocifttion-l ' (Received March 19th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 17. The shipbuilding negotiations have definitely broken down, and the conference delegates who have been sitting tit the Ministry for Bcveral dnya are returning to their homes in the pro* vinces. The men's lenders rejected a proposal for a ballot upon tho employers' offor to reduce wages by 10s 6d a week now, and by a furthor 6b the 29th, leaving tho rerrmining 10s in abeyance.
The Amalgamated Engineering Union is distributing £200,000 in lock-out pay.
BUILDERS' WAGE SEDUCTION. (Received March 19th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 17. A provisional settlement has been ranched in the building industry, under which the unions agree to a reduction of 2d per hour Irom April Ist, and will submit to a ballot of their members a further reduction of 2d at the beginning of June.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17408, 20 March 1922, Page 7
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