BROKEN HILL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 332, 20 October 1908, Page 7

BROKEN HILL.

PROSPECT OF INDUSTRIAL STRUGGLE,

UNION'S ATTITUDE,' , TROUBLE OVER A CONFERENCE. (BY TELEQUAPH" —ritESS ASSOCIATION —COPTBIGET.I Sydney, October 19. The outlook at the Barrier mines is grave. At a meeting yesterday of delegates from tho combined unions aYtd tho Mine' Managers' Association, it was decided not to go back on tho promise to meet tho nonpolitical unions in conference to-morrow.

Tho managers explained tliat the meeting was only to discuss tho ! situation. The union delegates, however, refused to budge from the position tho unions had taken, -up, namely, not to allow, tho managers, under threat of a strike, to meet tho non-political unions. A ballot of the combined unions, completed late last night, resulted in 354 voting for and 430 against a strike. CRISIS AVERTED. A CONFERENCE'ABANDONED. ..... (Rec. October 20, 0.'20-'a;ih.) : :i ; Sydnsy,i,October 19. .. Tho Barrier mines crisis has been averted.

Tho non-political union, .after, receiving a deputation of tradespeople, who urged that serious distress would bo likely, to .follow a strike, dccided to abandoii.Tthiiir!" proposod ■conferenoo with tho mino managers.

This removes the cause for-'ai combined union strike, which' will bo declared off.