DIRECT ACTION

Northern Advocate, 26 March 1926, Page 5

DIRECT ACTION

GRAVE TROUBLE LOOMING

AT AUSTRALIAN PORTS.

DEMANDS UPON SHIPOWNERS.

(Received 9.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day

Serious trouble is threatening between the waterside workers and shipowners throughout Australia. At a conference of watersiders, to be held in Sydney during May, comprehensive log wages and conditions, including complete preference to unionists, alterations in the system of picking up and rotary employment, will be drawn up.

Demands will be served upon shipowners direct in every port of Australia, and the men will negotiate direct with the owners outside the Court.

Meanwhile the watersiders have already begun to enforce their demands by di-eet action. In Melbourne the stevedores and watersiders decided to abolish afternoon pick-ups, and the shipowners have been compelled to engage all labour wanted in the morning. —A. and N.Z.

FUTILE PARLEY.

ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT.

(Received 9.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day,

The coastal shipping-conference concerning the strike again failed to reach a settlement and adjourned until Monday.—A. and N.Z.

KENNA HOLD-UP.

COAL SHORTAGE SERIOUS.

(Received 9.15 a.m.) HOBART, This Day.

The Henna is still idle, the watersiders refusing to unload the cargo. ■Unless a settlement is shortly reached there will be a serious shortage of coal for factories,.railways and steamers.—A. and N.Z.