CESSATION OF WORK
EXPORT OF COAL STOPPED.
(Router's Telegram.) ' LONDON, Ist May
A conference of executives of unions affiliated to the Trade Union Congress met in London secretly to discuss the policy in support of the minors. A resolution submitted provides an embargo on the handling of coal, especially imported at the docks. It does not
contemplate a general strike at this stage. The delegates believed that negotiations would be reopened. The miners' delegates had previouslysat and decided to leave the conduct of matters in the hands of the council of the Trade Union Congress. Reports from the coalfields indicate that there is a general cessation of work. Everything is orderly. The miners are gloomy but determined. Orders have been received at South Wales ports to suspend the export of coal. Ships which had already sailed have been ordered by wireless to return. This is an indication that all the coal in the country is under the control of the Government. The trade unions offer to maintain the distribution of essential foodstuffs.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 104, 3 May 1926, Page 9
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172CESSATION OF WORK Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 104, 3 May 1926, Page 9
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