THE LABOR WORLD.
COTTON LOCK-OUT. LANCASHIRE MILLS CLOSE. 31 ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. PER UiaTKD PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received December 28, 9.50 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 27. Notices have been posted in all the mills in north and north-east Lancashire that they will close to-night. The Spinners' Federation has decided to curtail the production by three days weekly. UNIONS' EXTREME ACTION. Received December 28, 9.50 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 27. The 'Daily News' questions the wisdom of the unions in calling on the capitalists to practically enforce union discipline instead of trusting to their esprit de corps. Otlher Liberal newspapers discourage the unions' extreme action. i MINERS' SECOND THOUGHTS. Received December 28, 9.10 a.m. SYDNEY, Dec. 28. The Broken Hill Miners' Association has rescinded the motion which was recently adopted that in the event of a member of the association being killed in any mine the whole members would cease work for one shift.
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Mataura Ensign, 28 December 1911, Page 5
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149THE LABOR WORLD. Mataura Ensign, 28 December 1911, Page 5
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