WORK AND WAGES

Evening Star, Issue 14515, 5 November 1910, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES

RURAL WORKERS' REGLSTRATION. Press Association—By Telegraph—-Copyright. SYDNEY, November 4. (Received November 5, at 0.50 a.m.) A certificate of registration has been granted under tho Commonwealth Arbitration Bill to tho 'Rural Workers' Union of Australia as connected with the agricultural, vitietdtural, fruit-growing, and dairying industries. CHICAGO GARMENT-MAKERS. NEW YORK, November 4. Tlio Chicago strike is likely to extend to other cities. Some of tho women strikers have; been arrested for picketing. A further slight disturbance was soon quelled. BOILERMAKERS OBDURATE. LONDON, November 4. A meeting at Hull of Hartlepool and Glasgow boiler-makers resolved, by a lai-ge majority, to reject the amended agreement on the ground that it does not differ materially from that previously balloted on. WELSH MINERS' STRIKE. LONBON, November 4. Tho Powefl-DuflTyn strikens persuaded 6,000 additional Aberdarc Valley miners to join the strike. Tho shipment.of coal at Cardiff has been reduced to a. minimum, and many.steamers have b<>en diverted to northern and Continental ports. A TEMPORARY- SETTLEMENT. LONDON, November 4. (Received November 5, at 9.23 a.m.) A conference of masters and tho men's representatives met at Maesteg, and arranged a provision;!] settlement. The men will resume on Monday. BAKERS AND NIGHTWORK. SYDNEY, November 5. (Received November 5, at 9.30 a.m.) Mr M'Gowcn told a deputation of bakers that nightwork would, whore possible, be discontinued. Ho promised to test the feeling of Parliament. MADRID, November 4. (Received November 5, at 9.23 a.m.) 'Phe Government have prohibited tho proposed workmen's huge demonstration at Barcelona to-morrow in connection with the strike at Sabadell.