THE BUTCHERS' AND IRONWORKERS' STRIKES

Evening Star, Issue 15433, 5 March 1914, Page 6

THE BUTCHERS' AND IRONWORKERS' STRIKES

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SYDNEY, Marah 4.

It is confidently believed' in Ministerial circles that the end- of the butchers' strike is in view.

Mr Holman and >lr Estell further discussed the position with the employers 10clny, putting before them a proposal slightly less favorable.

The employees have called a m.ass meeting for to-morrow morning in anticipatnn of a fresh offer from some of the retail butchers, which indicates a breaking away from the Allied Trades' Conference.

So far no labor is, offering in the city shops. The unionists express the opinion that the attempt to run shops with nonunion labor will fail, as all the com note it men are unionists. The public are already tired of the kind of meat sold at tho depots. The outlook in the iron trades is more hopeful to-day, as the. Employees' I-efence Committee have arranged for a meeting with the president of the Employers' Association, on the result of which the future action of the men will be dependent. PREPARING FOR RESOLUTE ACTION. "SYDNEY,. March 5. (Received March 5, at 9.30 a.m.) The master butchers state that every shop in the metropolitan .area will be open to-dav. " '-' It is alleged that many volunteers have offered their services, including a number of unionist shopmen. The Employers' Executive also claim that 5.000 farmers, with their sons, are ready to come from the country if needed. The operatives, on the other hand, deny that anv unionists are returning to work, but a meeting will be held this afternoon, when the leaders will explain the position and the offer of the masters to re-engage men so far as unionists are concerned.