STRIKE SUMMARY.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 230, 28 September 1917, Page 4

STRIKE SUMMARY.

NEWS TAKEN FIUJM RECENT

FILES

[Pbess Association.] WELLINGTON, Sept. 27. Following is a summary of strike* - news taken from recent files:—• SYDNEY, Sept. IS. Over a dozen unions, representing nearly S!0,000 members, yesterday endorsed the Defence Committee's, recommendation to resume, principally in Government dockyards and private, establishments. These included engineers, boilermakers* moulder?, and ironworkers, whose! unions added a specific proviso not to> resume in railway and tramway workshops. Numbers of engineers and ■ boilermakers, however, have already, resumed in the «hops. A considerable number of gas and ■sug-ir-workers have, resumed. Mass meetings ot' miners in the south coast, western, and Maitlatid districts rejected the Government's! terms for re-starting work in the coal-mines. Negotiations between the Government and the miners' leaders continue, with a view to reaching a; settlement. I An application was made to tbfi i Federal .Arbitration Court on behalfr \of tho Miners' Federation for a com-' pulsory conference with the mineowners. Mr Justiw Higgins requested further particulars. He said that if the miners ceased work oB their own accord the application conld| not be granted. < A mass meeting of the Seanien'aUnion reaffirmed tho decision to seek1 an honorable settlement in conjunction with coal end waterside? workers. The Industrial Court cancelled tho registration of the Gas Employees7l Union and fined the." union £500-i Judge- Rolan fuid: "Unfortunately. the community has given way in the! past to the men's demands, but when?' ,it is faced 'by the question whetheii ;to bo governed by eomo unknown! ', Junta at the Trades Hall or by itsl [ own representatives the community.

j will have only one answer. It is im- : passible that Australia will give waj* Ito this petty tyranny of the Simon! j Tappertits of tliie Trade* Hall." I Delegates loffc for Melbourne to* j attend a conference of overseas and % j inter-State coastal shipping conn i panics to discuss matters a rising irons! i the strike. It is understood that! . they wilt consider the jxilicy to be j adopted towards unions in the approaching reorganisation. s The Australian Steamship Owners'' Association considered the request of the vatenside workers for a confer* cues. It was decided that in the absence of particulars the Association! knew of no object that could be served by such a conference., i ' MELBOURNE, Sept. IS. j A meeting of wharf laborers decided to continue the strike. ■ The State Government 'has commandeered teams and lorries from a} number of master carriers for conveyance of coal to the gasworks. Sept. 19. An aggregate meeting of miners of!

tho Newcastle district (Voided absolutely to reject; the Government's terms for the resumption of work. Mr Willis, secretary of tho Miners 7' Federation, declares that, the men' were asked to resume on terms which7 they considered to be a violation oH their agreement Mr Fuller's statement of the posi-< tion claimed, excepting the coal difficulty, r,hat the strike was practically over. Ho was confident that the Government could obtain sufficient coal to meek the neods of the community.! He advocated a secret ballot to ascertain v.heiher thr> attitude of the Miners' Federation was supported by Iho members. The Government dia not dpsire to continue the struggle,but when the Federation deliberately challenged the community and said ife' would not get coal, the Government? could. only accept the challenge. The Trolley and Draymen's Ilnioni decided to re-start to-morrow. Many men in other unions are accepting the Defences Committee's recommendation. So far about 17,000 railway ancl' tramway men have applied for re-em-ployment The Chief Commissioner! claims that he is in a-position to re--.store the full services, but he is reserving action till tho coal situation!' is clearer. ; In reply to the request of thoWaterside Workers' Federation for rti •'•inference to discuss conditions uponr which the transport workere tvil' resume, the Commonwealth Steamshipl Owners' Association itsked what iti was desired to discuss. If the request/ refonvd to tho registration of 't-hor-union .or the cancellation of preference the Association was unable idagree. Tho negotiations are still proceeding. MELBOURNE, Sopfc. 20. The wharf laborers rescinded their* resolution not to resume until thd Sydney strike was settled, and decided to make thoir own ait an go* ments.