LABOUR TROUBLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1707, 23 December 1919, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES.

THE MARINE’ENGINEERS’ STRIKI GOOES AND PANTRYMEN LEAVI THE VESSELS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association > SYDNEY, Dec. 22. The engineers’ strike has spread to addi tional Vessels, and four, island steamers- an affected. There is little hope for a settle nient. - \ . Tho Commonwealth ballot of the manm onginoecs decided not to accept the Ship ping Controller's terms. The men will not resume work. The strike is spreading, ami the Riverinii’s and other crews have-been paid off. • - \ NMELBOURNE, Dec. 22. Although the -Victorian branch of the Engineers’ Institute has'notified, the shipowners that the men will' rejoin tho idle vessels to-day, the expected / settlement', owing to tho action taken in other States, has not yet-been reached. The Union Company bus definitely postponed the sailings of the-Zoongarm, Rotomahana and Waimri, for Tasmania, The position is aggravated by the cooks and pantrymen leaving the vessels on -learning that their executive had the owners' proposals. WILL NOT RESUME. GALLEY HANDS RETURN TO WORK. SHIPPING IDLE AT SYDNEY. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association Received December 23, 9 40 a.m. MELBOURNE, Dec. 23. A mass meeting of marine engineers docidtxt hot to resume work but to abide by tho decision of the other bronchos. SYDNEY, Dec. 23. Forty thousand tons of shipping are idle at Sydney as tho result of the engineers’ strike. The marine cooks, butchers and bakers have declared their strike off ’and' have agreed to return on the Shipping Controller’s terras.