RAILWAY STRIKE

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 235, 1 September 1927, Page 8

RAILWAY STRIKE

TROUBLE IN QUEENSLAND. ISSUE CLEARLY STATED. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received September 1, 10.55 a.m. BRISBANE, Sept. 1. The Australian Workers’ Union decided that if the railway trouble was not settled by Saturday the positionsof the raihvaymen who are to be dismissed by the Premier’s ultimatum will be declared “black” and all railwaymen will refuse to fill them or work in conjunction with those filling thorn. A meeting of the Rockhampton Chamber of Commerce endorsed the action of the Premier and promised practical support to prevent dislocation of transport facilities. The Premier attended a lengthy meeting of the Queensland central executive and placed the issue clearly before the meeting. He emphasised that the railway commissioners and not the union should control the railways. When the meeting dispersed one prominent union official said that the prospects for a settlement were bright. It is considered likely that the Board of Trade will he asked to intervene and arrange a compromise. Between 140 and 150 men have now been dismissed for refusing duty.— Press Association. NEW SOUTH WALES RESOLUTION Received September 1, 10.55 a.m. SYDNEY, Sept. 1. The New South Wales State Council of the Australian Railways Union has sent £2OO to assist the Queensland railway strikers. The council carried a motion declaring that the threat of the Premier, Mr McCormack, “stamps him as a political thug,” and pledged themselves to support the men and, if the threat was carried out, to do all in their power to prevent the handling of Queensland traffic.—Press Association.