THE LABOR WORLD.

Mataura Ensign, 25 January 1912, Page 5

THE LABOR WORLD.

BRISBANE TRAM STRIKE. MATTERS QUIET. d- m-toiiac itLJioiiAra. — yjot-xumwi. Received January 25, 9 a.m. .bIU&uiAjNE, Jan. 25. Strike matters are quiet. iuo w-auuvay company is engaging ouisiuo nautls and carefully iraining tuem oefore they start. i-he uiauager states that he is securing as many as he will require. A nominal car service will be resumed as soon as the new men qvul.fy themselves. four men were fined for disorderly conduct in the early stages of the trouble and steps are being taken to test the legality of the company's action in penalising employees belonging to a registered association. The Victorian tramway employees have voted £SOO to the strike fund.

WHARF LABORERS' DISPUTE. SETTLEMENT ARRIVED AT. Received January 25, 9 a.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 25. The actual terms of the wharf laborers' agreement have not.been divulged, but it is understood to mean that all tho recent friction at the inter-State wharves will cease and work will proceed with the old swing. The agreement has still to be formally signed and a currency agreement fixed. The men obtained Is 6d an hour for day work and 2s 3d an hour overtime—tactically deep sea rates—and an eight-hours' day. Another point which it is understood has been gained is the total abolition of the employment of permanent hands in discharging cargo in ships' holds. The hours have also been regulated. BALLET GIRLS' STRIKE. Received January 25. 9.30 a.m. PARIS, Jan. 24. The ballet girls' strike has fizzled out. THE LITHCOW STRIKE. PRINCIPLES OF UNIONISM. Received January 25, 9.40 a.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 25. The Lithgow Strikers' Defence Committee, replying to the mediator's comments, states that it is not actuated by vengeance in asking for the dismissals of the men employed since the strike started, but is merely maintaining the principles of unionism. THE SHIPPING AGREEMENT. DUNEDIN, Jan. 25. In relation to the shipping agreement it is explained locally that the seamen will work only eight hours while a vessel is in port.

If the agreement refers to eight-hour shifts at sea several local traders will have to employ additional hands and, in some cases, will have to provide extra forecastle accommodation.

It is understood that the agreement takes effect for two years from the date of signing.