INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 103, 16 April 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

THE PRINCIPLE OF [press association —corraiGHT.] London, April. XSag A demonstration of shop ants, barmen, bakers, and waitre«isfß| in Trafalgar Square carried a rMOla-U® tion asking the Government tot establish a minimum wage. THE JUTE STRIKERS. -J London, April IS. XS The Dundee jute strike has ended/, The workers obtained a 2J cent, advance on their wages. ' RECENT COAL STRIKE. " London, April IS.Jiy |S The Derbyshire surfacemen agreed to resume work. NEW - HALF-PENNY PAPER. C'tS (Received 16, 10.0 a.m.) . • London, April 16. The “.Herald,” the new half-penny i pt< .a ng Labour paper, has been I’-hed. It criticises the urd “W’stm lister CMMBi ci<indifferent ’patronising port to Mm- miners, and is cspaci»HyH| bitter towards th? “'Daily .Newsl!:® and ' ‘Chronii-le's” “easy insolence.” IRON AND BRALUIoULDEhSWii DISPUTE. V ■ ■ Wq-iW Wellington, April Mr. P. Hally, Commissioner, the iron and brassmoulders’ The union asked for an to apply to the whole of the lington district, including Lon North. Wanganui and The rates of pay set down are per hour, with time and a overtime and double time for honi'fe days and Sundays. Mr. 11. F, for the Ironmoulders’ said the members of that association had met the representatives of Moulders’ Union and clauses considered, but no agreement ccnW.'s be arrived at, the sticking being wages and hours. The bers of the Moulders’ Union then invited to meet the ironmast»rfe3 of New Zealand in Christchurch March 26th. The secretary of Wellington branch of the wrote acknowledging the receipt,j||g| the invitation, and stating that it been forwarded to 1 They did not want to meet the masters’ Association. The the claims had been gone and counter claims were formulateOH The council went into to consider the claims and claims.”'