Australian Shipping Strike

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 6, 8 January 1936, Page 7

Australian Shipping Strike

PREFERENCE CLAUSE IN AWARD CANCELLED.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Tuesday, 5.35 p.m. SYDNEY, Jau. 7.

The State Industrial Commission today found that the State branch of the Seamen’s Union had deliberately decided to support the men of the Union in their action in laying the colliers idlo and 'ordered the immediate cancellation of the clause iu the State award for colliers giving preference to members .of the'Union.

-At the request of certain associations of ship-owners, a summons calling on the Union to show cause why it should not bode-registered was deferred, but the Commission pointed out that it must not be thought that, iu doing so, the Commission regarded the Seamen’s Union’s action' as otherwise than of the most serious character.

Wharf Labourers Powerless to Assist

VOLUNTEERS WOULD TAKE THEIR PLACES.

Received Wednesday, 1.15 a.m. SYDNEY, Jau. 7.

Plaia speaking is reported to have characterised to-day’s conference between representatives of the All-Aust-ralian Council of Trade Unions and the Miners ’ Tederation.

Mr G. Mullins, M.L.C., leader of the wharf labourers, is understood to have indicated that his union was powerless to assist iu any way, remarking that there were .1500 men on the waterfront waiting to take tho jobs which would be available if there was a strike. Licensing already operated on the waterfront in every other Australian port. In reply to a question whether the railwaymen would be prepared to refuse to carry coal supplied by volunteers, it is reported that the railwaymen's representative, Mr C. Nelson, stated that his union declined to resort to direct action.

Mr A. E. Monk, president of the All-Australian Council of Trade Unions, is understood to have refused to commit that organisation in any way, but lie agreed to convene a conference of Federa! unions.

More Violence

TWO MEN ATTACKED. NEWCASTLE, Jan. 7. Attacks were made on two members of the crew of the steamer Kooyong, which left Newcastle on December 21 with a voluuteer crew. Robert McGill, aged 34, a cook, was attacked by a number of men, and punched and kicked, and has been taken to hospital. Another member of the crew was in a taxi, which was stoned by the mob. The windows were smashed and the passenger was injured.