AUSTRALIAN WATERSIDERS

Evening Star, Issue 19725, 28 November 1927, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN WATERSIDERS

THE OVERTIME STRIKE STATEMENT BY FEDERATION STILL WILLING TO NEGOTIATE. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, November 27. After reading tho .shipowners’ statement, the Committee of Management of tho Waterside Workers’ Federation carried a motion that the terms lor a normal resumption of work as requested by tire shipowners were impossible. The committee accepted tiro threat of tho employers to create a lock-out of all shipping, and advised its branches to carry out its instructions without fail. In a letter to the shipowners, however, the federation states that it is still willing to colder with a view to drafting an. greement covering every phase of the industry. The reply adds: “Subject to these conditions being observed, we are prepared to enforce compliance with the agreement, but this committee, is not prepared to police what is obviously an obsolete and inefficient award.”

AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS

SEAMEN'S ATTITDDE IMPORTANT,

MELBOURNE, November 28. (Received November 23, at 10.55 a.m.)

'There is every indication that the waterside dispute, unless an agreement is reached before Wednesday next, when th owners’ ultimatum expires, will develop into something approaching the 1917 dispute, particularly if the shipowners resort to the establishment of a free labor bureau. A great deal depends on the attitude of the seamen. The latter arc holding the monthly stop-work meeting at all ports on Tuesday. at which they Avill deckle what attitude to adopt..

FRESH DISPUTE AT BRISBANE

BRISBANE, November 28. (Received November 28, at 10.55 a.m.)

Tho overtime strike is seriously delaying the departure of all shipping. A "fresh dispute has arisen by the watersiders refusing to work tho cargo of cement on the steamer Tairoa unless they are paid an extra Is hourly. The agents for tho steamer arc referring the dispute to the Board of Trade.