INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 290, 28 November 1911, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

TRADES DISPUTES ACT. [PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT. J London. Nov. 27. A meeting of iihi.oiio Yorkshire trades unionists at Bradford protested against the attempted repeal of the Trades Disputes Act : condemned the me of tlie military in strikes, ami the establishment of the proposed constabulary. Speakers declared that the repeal of the Act would result in a revolution. The railwaymen would immediately strike.

It was suggested that members belonging to the territorial force sh< nld resign, and workmen refuse i > join the army. If workmen kept their sons out of the army the ruling classes would be beaten. NATIONAL STRIKE. (Received 28, 8.5 a.m.) London. Nov. 27: The British Socialist Party has addressed a manifesto to the railwaymen urging them not to risk being beaten in a limited strike, but to co-operate with miners, transport workers and seamen in a sudden united simultaneous stoppage of work. EIGHT HOURS DAY -EIGHT SHILLINGS PAY. Sydney, Nov. 27. The Railway and Tramwaymen’s Association pre,sod their claims for an 8 - wage for an eight hours day. Mr. McGowan’s reply favoured paying the same standard of wages as outsiders. He anticipated that fhey would benefit by the Eight Hours Bill he was introducing next A HALF-HOLIDAY QUESTION. Sydney. Nov. 27. In the Industrial Court the President overruled the conviction of a m rnianent employee for accepting work from another employer on his stat u o ry h alf-hol id ay. Th President held that the M ages Beard had no power to dictate how he should spend his holiday, which vvas given unconditionally with the right to use it as he liked. MEAT WORKERS UNION. Sydney, Nov. 27. An Ar.sh-.lasian Meat Industry Employees Union has been formed. The membership is already 6000. Negotiations, are proceeding to get other kindled unions to join. AU( KLAND TRAMWAYMEN. Auckland, Nov. 28. The tramway employees at a meeting last night endorsed the action of the morning meeting's, decision and informed the company that an immediate settlement of their demands was required, but whereas the morning meeting gave the company a fortnight they reduced the time limit to one week. The company asked that the settlement of the men’s demands be le ft, over until the 24th December when the managing director would have returned to the Dominion.