WORLD OF LABOR.

Mataura Ensign, 24 April 1913, Page 5

WORLD OF LABOR.

SCOTTISH SHIPYARD WORKERS. THREATEN TO STRIKE. BI ELIOTEIO TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. PEE UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION. Received April 24, 10.20 a.m. LONDON, April 23. The shipyard trade unions of Scotland threaten to strike owing to the employers refusing to increase wages. ENGINEERS' SQUABBLE. VERDICT OF THE COURTS. Received April 24, 11.30 a.m. LONDON, April 23. In connccetion with the Society of Engineers' squabble the courts have decided that Jones (general secretary), five trustees and four other officers were the true administrative authority and were entitled to control 800 branches, a verdict being returned against the Executive- Coimcil ; whoso term of office is duly determined by delegate, meetings. The Amalgamated Engineers' Society's Council, which was forcibly ejected from the society's headquarters, was about to begin business at New Year when a number of members broke into the building and forced the seven councillors towards the stairs. Four were violently relied down 20 stone stei**, and two were badly injured. The provincial executive authorised the eviction. No m chinery existed to deal with the sit lation. The deadlock -was unparal- ] lei d in the history of unionism. MEW SOUTH WALES MINERS. Received April 24. 9.35 a.m. SYDNEY. Aprii 21. The only information obtainable regarding the Nuning Conference is that there is no immediate need to contemplate the possibility of a general strike and that nothing has happened to aggravate the possibilities of a further industrial upheaval. i