Mt Lyell Mines

Maoriland Worker, Volume 6, Issue 243, 13 October 1915, Page 2

Mt Lyell Mines

The Industrial Unrest AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. ••The unrest that has been manifest . lott the LyeJl Field cul'mina'tetl on the 7th of September., 1915, when tbe whole of the truckers at the- North". Lyell mini? ceased work- on account of ono of their number beim; told to get., 'up the shaft by one of the shift bosses'" ; because 'he refused to'triick on bad 'roads. Meetings of members were held io consider tlio position, and the whole matter was thrashed out. It was agreed that- tho truckers had grievance? which required remedying; Interviews were held with tho engineer-iri-charge of mines, but nothing satisfactory resulted from same. A conference wns then sought' with the superintendent of the company, whicb was-granted. The officer? of Branch accompanied by representatives from a meeting, with tho State secretary, waited on the superintendent The. question oi bud ioad-- was answered with the 4V..'uiiVfice "chat th.-? reads would be-kepi .n good order'in future. ". The re-instatement of the dismissed . trurkef was met- with the answer> that•he would be re-employed at-the-Mount. LyeJi mine- The question of wages' '. was-replied'to -3 follow*:'. That the ; matter or wr.gs? wr.s. subjudice--'and'.... could not be debated at that conference, seeing that a- case had been cited ■in the Arbitration Court A special meeting of members decided to resume work under protest, jwrndiiig Arbitration Conn proceeding;. The- foiiowing resolution was carried -ananimcuciy: ■ Tnac this meeting of the i" M.E.A. . re-olve* thru if their ca:-e is r,o? being heard before the Arbitration Court at that time we work, for improved conditions and wages, on the 25th of September 1915." E. SKILLI-kN. Secretary. . - Gormanston, Tasmania, fc_>t>a_»r, 18, i9.fi.