INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 181, 16 July 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

TRANSPORT STRIKE. UNMAN LY r DEMON STR ATION. [PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPTRIGHT.] London, July 15. The transport workers demonstration at Hyde Park developed some disorder. The police were stoned and horses kicked. Eight arrests were made. BATON CHARGE IN HY’DE PARK. WOMEN AND CHILDEN TRAMPLED ON. (Received 16, 9.50 a.in.) London. July 15. Many women and children xvere trampled on in Hyde Park during the baton charges of the police, and were treated in hastily improvised hospital camps. Mr. George Lansbury, ALP., was roughly handled. Several rioters have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment up to txvo months. TROOPS GUARDING THE RAILWAY. (Received 16, 9.50 a.m.) London, July 15. Owing to tlie attack uu Tilbury railway troops are gum-ung the line. ARMED NON-UN lON ISTS. Captain Tupper, of the Sailors’ and Firemen’s Union, asserts that the transport workers arc incensed at the non-unionists carrying firearms, and arc noxx’ selling remnants of furniture to purchase xveapons. PROTEST AGAINST INSURANCE FEES. (Received 16, 9.50 a.m.) London, July 15. Txvelvc thousand Liverpool dockers have struck as a protest, against the inauguration of the clearing house scheme, to facilitate collection of insurance contributions. TOAI MANN’S THREAT. London, July 15. Air. Tom Mann, speaking at Wolverhampton, said that in the event of negotiations xvith the Port of London Authority failing, he xvould possibly call out the whole transport v.orkers of the United Kingdom. SYDNEY SHIPPING CLERKS. ASK FOR A CONFERENCE. Sydney, July 15. The wharf labourers at severe! wharxes refused to xvork xvith non unionist tally clerks. The difficulty xvas overcome by the substitution .-f unionist clerks. It is significant that the request recently made to the shipping com panics and Stevedores’ Association by the Clerks’ Union for a conference to discuss wages and conditio is. of xvork, skated that if no conference in the meantime xvas granted a mass meeting on Sunday would consider the situation. The clerks claim to have the backing of the waterfront unions.

SYDNEY MIXERS FEAR TROUBLE. (Received 16. 10.45 a.m.) Sydney, July 16. The miners have asked for a confircnee xvith the pioprictors in connection xvith the threatened wheelers’ troubles. THE INANGAHUA TROUBLE. Reef ton. July 15. The chairman of the Citizens’ Committee Iris received a communication from the consolidated management on behalf of the Mineoxvncrs’ Association. stating they could not resume work in the mines pending arbitration as suggested by the Premier. The Miners' Union met yesterday. Imt nothing of importance occurred. A meeting is to be held every Sunday. TRAMWAYMEN’S GRIEVANCES. Christchurch. July 15. The tramway employees asked the Tramway Board to set up a committee to sit xvith a committee set up by the union to investigate the alleged grievances of the employees. The board decided that it xvas prepared lo meet in committee nine representatives of the union to discuss any grievances that xvere alleged to exG.t among the employees. WORK FOR ALL. Christchurch. July 15. A suggestion made by a newspaper correspondent that relief works should be. instituted under the municipality was bi ought under the notice of the Mayor. Mr. Holland said he did not think that any necessity existed for starting relief works. There are a few men for xvhom he would hkc to find light work. There were, he continued. comparatively few inquiries at the City Council Chambers by those wanting xvork. fbe Town Clerk expressed the opinion that the pie*-ent xv inter had been one of the quietest experienced in th.e matter of enquiries for work at the ( ity Counc l offices. BOOTMAKEF.fi' AW MID. Dunedin. July 15. The A 1 bitrat’on C< urt met tinmorning 10 hear the dispute between the New Zc-iland Federated Bootmakers' Union and the N'cxv Zealand manufacturers. The fedtrat'oTi wanted inserted the following addition to the apprentices' cla’ s, “net with Mantling anything herein contained the present custom regarding the employmentof boyj at her! building Audi continue.''

Air. AfciKnlcy. rm behalf of a larg 3 number of employers in the Dominion, said he wished to enter a protest against the proposed addition. The Court decided to make an award as agreed on. Under the new axvard. so far ns male workers are concerned, the preference clause remains as at present. It is provided that the axvard shall apply to hot wax thread machinists in addition to those already working by it. In connection with permits for work at home, applications shall be rtferred to representatives of the Boot Alanufacturers’ Association and representatives of the Union. *n the event of their not agreeing the decision of the Inspector of Awards shall be final. In the old award wages for .W--grade men were 121>d per hour: m' the new award the minimum rate of j xvages is fixed at 12 per hour. ] The Court’s usual under-rate workers’ clause is inserted in place the more restricted clause which ap pcared in the old award which is m accordance with the requirement of the Act. Apprentices get a slight increase : n xvages, and boys, other than apprentices, are now allowed to work at cementing channels and bottoms. So far as female xvorkers are concerned the under-rate workers’ clause is the same as the above. Apprentices have been done aw iv xvith, and assistants are provided for. The employer has now the right to dismiss his assistants at any time on giving six hours’ notice, and to deduct xvages for time lost through illness or default of xvorkcr, 1 r through the factory being closed down for cleaning or for repairing of machinery. No alteration is made in wages for journey women. THE WAIIII DEADLOCK. PREMIER ASKED TO INTERVENE. Waihi, July 16. The Chamber of Commerce last night passed a resolution asking the Premier to take steps to terminate the present unsatisfactory state of affairs in Waihi, consequent on the strike.