COTTON CRISIS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1932, Page 5

COTTON CRISIS

GENERAL STRIKE IN LANCASHIRE.

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, Oct. 31. The Operative Spinners’ Amalgamation have refused, by 84’ votes to 38 to endorse the wages settlement that was reached one week ago by the Executive # after the negotiations with the employer’s,, which lasted for 27 hours. 1 ’ ‘ - ’

'’file amalgamation decided that the members should strike this morning at all of the mills where . the wage reductions of /6.7 per "cent., which were agreed to in the settlement, are put into effect,

There is now, in consequence, the prospect of a general stoppage of the spinning mills in Lancasliire as from to-day.

WORKERS’ HUNGER STRIKE.

WARSAW, Oct,.. 31.

Employees at the textile millj Sosnowisc, are prosecuting a hungerstrike, and refused to leave the premises, in the hope o f securing a restoration of wages. Several women were removed emac-ated. x

STOPPAGE VIRTUALLY COMPLETE

(Received this day at 9.30' a.m.)

LONDON, Nov. 1

Apart from a few imills, where the employers are continuing the old wages, the stoppage of the Lancashire spinning industry is virtually complete. .

The Ministry of Labour’s conciliation o dicer (Mr Leggett) hurried to Manchester, but i s powerless until the spinning amalgamation have balloted among the operatives whether to continue or - to cease the strike. *

The result will be known by the week-end.. Failing an early settlement, a further 200,000 operatives will be idle owing to the enforced stoppage of the weaving section of the industry.