WORK AND WAGES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXI, Issue 15488, 14 December 1910, Page 10

WORK AND WAGES.

STRIKE STATISTICS. United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, December 13

The “ Socialist Annual ” states that in trades disputes last year 11 per cent of the workpeople involved won the strikes, 22 per cent lost, and 66 per cent compromised. A THREATENED STRIKE. CANADIAN TRAINMEN. OTTAWA, December 13. The engine-drivers on the lines radiating from Winnipeg threaten to strike, demanding increased wages. The strikers are in sympathy with the United States trainmen. The latter have called a strike for December 21. There will be complete dislocation of traffic if the companies prove obdurate.

STRIKE OF ADELAIDE TRANSPORT WORKERS.

ADELAIDE, December 13

The drivers strike is having a serious effect on business. Large quantities of goods are held up on the wharves. Strikers' pickets are everywhere. /A deputation of the Employers' Federation waited on the Premier, and asked the Government to enforce the penalty clauses of the Arbitration Act against the Labourers' Union and also provide extra police, to protect the men engaged to fill strikers', places. The Premier promised that the Government would take such measures that order would be preserved in the streets, but in his opinion any legal action to put the penalty clauses in force would have to be taken by the employers themselves.

A special meeting of the Christchurch Operative Plasterers' Union was held on Wednesday, December 7. Six new members were admitted. It was decided to support the candidature of Mr J. A. M'Cullough for the position of workers' representative on the Arbitration Court. Regarding the municipal elections next year it was resolved not to take any action. The delegates who attended the Conference of representatives of the Plasterers' Unions of the dominion reported on the work done at the conference, and submitted a constitution, drawn up on lines similar to those of other federations of labour unions, and this was adopted. It provided, amongst other things, for the establishment of a dominion executive, at Auckland, to hold office for the next twelve months. It was reported that a further conference was to be held to bring about a dominion award in the trade, and for the purpose of organising plasterers in the small country towns. The question of the provision in the award dealing with the payment for travelling time whilst engaged on suburban work, was discussed at considerable length, and it was held that the clause provided that members of the Union should be allowed fifteen minutes for each mile over one mile and a half from the post office. As members had not claimed this it was decided to draw their attention to the matter, and also to report a breacli of the same clause in connection with a New Brighton work. It was decided to make a presentation to a member of the Union, who had retired from it, in recognition of bis services when an aotive member of it.