WORK AND WAGES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16564, 30 May 1914, Page 11

WORK AND WAGES.

CARPENTERS' STRIKE.

TROUBLE IN PERTH

GENERAL APPEAL FOR HELP. By Telegraph—Press' Association—Copyrigl PERTH, May 29.

A mass meeting of unionists resolv; to support the carpenters who 'siru to secure preference to unionists.'

A general appeal for assistance, i eluding appeals to England and Ne Zealand, were endorsed.. A number of allied trades areaffec ed. Summonses have been issued und the Arbitration Act against two Mmb firms for elosing their yards. FORTY-FOUR HOUR WEEK. SYDNEY, May-29. The Building Trades Federation "- i tend forcing the question of a ;fqrt; four hour week to a finality. ,Wm

~"; A LOCK-OUT. .;.,;.; THE LONDON BUILDERS^;. LONDON, May 28. The master builders, at the at the National Federation, have d clared a lock-out. <••>'■" \ " .. . ->t' s (A message of May 11 stated, thi the loss of wages in the London buil< ing dispute totalled, to that dat nearly £1,000,000. One thousand loavi and five hundred parcels of groceyi had been distributed to the : men starving families threedays prev-ioofll; while other distributions of necessari were being arranged.) ■- .>.

THE AFTERNOON SHIFT, i WEST miTLANDDIFFICULTY. (Received-May 30, 12.30 a.m.) •- SYDNEY, May 29. The Hon J. Estell 'announced' thi the'Government has decided to suspjei the Royal Commission appointed- to i quire into the afternoon shift'difficuli on the Maitland coalfield until the mt resume work.

SETTLED IN FAVOUR OF THE :.!.'"; . 'MEN.'- :<W£ ! (Received May 30, 12.30 a.m. ; MELBOURNE, May 29. The baking trouble has been settle in favour of the men, who dematide day baking and increased wages an succeeded in getting both. The. he agreement will take effect from jutj 30. ■•,.:-

AUCKLAND BRICKLAYERS,

AN INEFFECTIVE BOYCOTT.

THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL CON- ;,, TRACT. V-V ■' " |From Our Cokrespoxdbnt.} i AUCKLAND, May 29. The action of the Bricklayers' Unio in blackballing the new School contract, which is being crecte at a cost of £31,000, has failed in it object, presuming such to have bee an attempt to stop tho work pi*th job. Three weeks ago a dozen brici layers employed on the new buildin downed -fools because 'the contractoi Mr W. E. Hutchinson, had in hi employ a man who had been black listed at tho time of the recent stirik* The reason for the blackballing wa that the man-concerned was alleged t have- worked during strike time o another black-balled job and that h had refused to cease work when-.aske to!do so by the officials of the, Brick layers' Union. The story of the 1 ma concerned is a distinct denial. He d« clares that he did not work at all dui ing the strike as a bricklayer, bu only as a member of the Plasterers Union, which Union was not on strikf and, furthermore, he states that h was not on a black-balled job at tha or any other period.- - c 1 " N - The' latest development in the-mat tor is that despite' the black-biiUme work on the new building proceed merrily enough. Twelve men are noi employed as bricklayers, equal in num ber to those who downed tools. Tw more wdl join on Monday and thre will arrive from the south on Wed nesday. These men have a millioi bricks to lay and are assured of con stant work ,fibr .the.next twelve mpnths It has been further stated that jrorl is so slack in the south that as-man: more ■ men as are wanted can be sen to Auckland without delay.

ARBITRATION SLUMP. , TWENTY-THREE UNIONS "3>BFAULTtNG. [From Our Correspondent.] WELLINGTON, May 29 Tho Registrar of Unions has gin notice this week to cancel, within i weeks, the registration of no ■ fe^ than fourteen workmen's registered dustrial unions • and nine employe unions. This actio© is being ;"tak under Section 22 of. the principal A which shows that the Registrar is t£ ing the final step, having previoui failed to secure returns, and havi reason to believe that these organi tions are defunct. The unions spe

fied are, in the case of the work the New Zealand branch of the Fe< ated Seamen's Union, Auckland Christchurcli Journalists, Cantert Metal Workers, ■ Hamilton Paint Huntly Coalminers, Taranaki Tail Dannevirke Carpenters, Welling Sausage Casing Workers, Marlboro Freezing Workers, Christchurch Bu'

ers, • Christchurch Hairdressers Southland Slaughtermen. In the < of the employers the unions are— r Ai land Boot Aubkl Harness Manufacturers, Waikato Wanganui Master Plumbers, Gi mouth Master Builders, Westland S millers, Canterbury Coachbuilders'' South Canterbury Master Tail Unions of Employers. ...

DUNEDIN DRIVERS. J" i [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, May 29. A ballot of the Dunedin and Suburban Drivers' Union has just been taken on tho question whether the Union should continue affiliation with the Uhited Federation of Labour and Social Democratic Party. The ballot resulted as follows:—For continuance of affiliation 30, against 63! -