WORK AND WAGES

Evening Star, Issue 14535, 10 December 1910, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES

THE BOILERMAKERS' LOOK-OUT

COUNTING THE LOSSES.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

LONDON, December 9.

(Received December 10, at 10.33 a.m.)

Tho loss in wages through the lock-out of tho boilermakers is £365,000 lock-out pav, engineers £IOO,OOO, and other shipyard workers £500,000. 'The Edinburgh agreement includes penalties for both parties for an infraction of tho Aberdare. The strikers are accepting the decision of tho Miners' Federation Conference regarding a resumption of work.

WHARF LUMPERS* STRIKE

MELBOURNE, December 9.

The local wharf laborers, following tho example of the Adelaide men, have refused to unload sugar cargo on the steamer Gracchus.

A FRENCH WORKING WEEK,

PARK, December 9, (Received December 10, at 9.5 a.m.)

The Committee on Labor questions have adopted :ho principle of the so-called English week, and are introducing in the Chamber of Deputies a Factories and Workshops Bill, that will limit work to ton hours for the first five days of the week and to eight on Saturdays.

DEMANDS FOR HIGHER WAGF.S.

MELBOURNE, December 10.

(Received December 10, at 10.50 a.m.) Tho Enginedrivers' Association have decided to ask for increased wages. Failing a favorable reply, a ballot will bo taken whether to cease, work.

ADELAIDE, December 10.

Failing the concession of the demand for higher wages by Sunday night, the whole of the transport workers in Port Adoiaide threaten to strike on Monday.