LABOUR MATTERS
NEW SOUTH WALES MINERS THE BURWOOD TROUBLE FEDERATION DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY. By Telegraph.— Ptese Afeeoeifttion.—Copyrlght, (Received January 24, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Colliery Employees' Federation disclaims all responsibility in connection with the Burwood mine trouble, and asks the mine-owners for tin unconditional Conference. Tho miners at Burwood have decided to appeal to the other miners to support them in an effort to force the wheelers at Burwood mine to abahdon the pre> sent attitude, which is blockihg the holding of a conference. The miners propose, doing the wheeling themselves. ITlio wheelers of the Burwood mine (stated a cable message yesterday) constitute a barrier to the settlement of the unrest in the Northern district. The Employers' Association has informed the Employees' Federation that as soon as the Burwood mine resumes, and provided there are no more stoppages, the employers will be prepared to confer with the employees. The wheelers are not members of the Colliery Employees' Federation, and are thus not controlled by the federation, which is agreeable to the Burwood mine resuming operations^ i CLERKS ANdlh*oP AND WARE- i HOUSE ASSISTANTS, | PROPOSED He>F£A£IQN. (Received January 24, 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The proposed federation of the Clerks' Union with . the Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employees' Association would include 36,000 members, NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF RAILWAYMEN. LONDON, 23rd Januaryi The advanced section of the recently amalgamated R&iiw&ymeh's Unions will submit a proposal to the National Conference to be held on 10th February empowering the executive to declare a general strike without a previous ballot and similarly to end a strike on any terms without consulting members. PEACEFUL PICKETING. BERLIN, 23rd January. Tho Reichstag, by 282 votes against 54, refused to forbid peaceful picketingi Herr Belbruck said theiterrorlsra during strikes was largely due to wotoeil interfering with the strikers at their homes.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 20, 24 January 1913, Page 7
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302LABOUR MATTERS Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 20, 24 January 1913, Page 7
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