LABOUR UNREST.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 232, 18 September 1911, Page 5

LABOUR UNREST.

THE STRIKES COMMISSION. [PRESS ASSOC) ATIOX COi-YJtIGHT.] London, Sept:. 13. Sir Charles Owens, in the course of his evidence added that his stall d.id not. want conciliation or interference by unions. The latter wanted recognition in order to compel nonunionists to join. He said he would do his utmost to prevent, his staff becoming 1 lit* victims of such tyrTIME LOST DI RING AI’GCST. The time lost in Britain during August, owing to strikes was equivalent to 2.323,i)00 working days. The number of workers involved was 323 ml 5. OSBORNE JUDGMENT. Ben Tillett, at Southampton, referring to the Osborne judgment said lie was prepared to recommend a ciHiiplete national stoppage unless freedom of combination ami management of tlieir own funds vvas granted to I rades unions.

UNREST LN AUSTRALIA. WHEAT HANDLERS’ STRIKE SETTLED. COAL LUMPERS’ DEMAND CONCEDED. Sydney. Sept. 17. The wheat, handlers’ strike has been settled. 'flic threatened strike of coal lumpers has been averted. The men demanded increased payment for night: work. As a result of lengthy negotiations the shipping companies yesterday conceded an increase from 1,9 to 2 3 an hour. BRISTOL MINERS ON STRIKE. (Received IS, 9.15 a.m.) London, Sept.. 17. Twelve hundred miners have struck at Bristol, demanding the same increases should be granted as in I he Somerset arca. LABOUR EXCHANGES BOYCOTTED. The .unemployed at Leicester arc boycotting the labour exchanges on the ground that men are sent, to places after positions havp been already filled or several are sent, to one job, which is given to the man ae cepting the lowest wage. DUBLIN LUMBERMEN. The timber men at Dublin have struck on account of the masters declining to recognise the Irish transport workers’ union. Four hundred men in the goods department of the Great SouthWestern railway, at Kingsbridge .street, have struck, declining to handle timber, DISCONTENTED POSTMEN. A postal employees’ campaign for redress of grievances and increase of pay has been inaugurated at Glasgow and is being widely* supported. The conditions of service are declared intolerable and' a resolution was passed urging the appointment of a committee in the House of Commons to hold an enquiry. A CO-OPERATIVE MINE. (Received 1.8, 8.50 a.m.) Perth, Sept. 18. Colliers who arc on strike at Cillieburn colliery have accepted the olfei of tlie, Scottish Colliers Company to take over ami work the property as a co-operative concern . A company has been formed of 250 shares ot £lOO each, and operations start today. STRIKES IN SPAIN. (Received 18, 9.15 a.m.) Madrid, Sept. 17. Tlie Labour Federation at Saragossa have struck in sympathy with the Bilbao men. The strikes al Oviedo and Malaga are ended. N'EW( 'ASTLE WHEELERS. (Received 18, ,8.50 a.m.) Sydney, Sept. 17. The wheelers notifies at New Lambton, and Senpits have expired. They did not start to-day are are adding largely to the thousand miner:; a,heady idle. Newcastle, Sept. 1,8. Trouble threatens at other collieries in the near future.