LINTON MINERS’ STRIKE
* POSSIBLE EXTENSION SUGGESTED STATEMENT AFTER UNION MEETING (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) INVERCARGILL, December 5. The possibility of the strike at the Linton coal mine extending to other mines in the Nightcaps district if a settlement of the dispute is not effected within a week, is suggested in a joint statement issued after a meeting of the union to-day, by the president (Mr L. S. Edmond) and the secretary (Mr A. V. Prendeville), of the Nightcaps District Miners’ Union. They claim that the union representatives acted in a constitutional manner. The secretary was instructed to communicate with the national secretary of the United Mine Workers, to place the full lacts of the case in his hands, and to leave him to deal with any developments. It is understood that no work will be done to-morrow or during the next few days. ___
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Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22268, 6 December 1937, Page 10
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