STRIKE STILL ON

Northern Advocate, 22 May 1928, Page 4

STRIKE STILL ON

OBDURATE MARINE COOKS

BROOK NO INTERFERENCE

(Australian Press Assn. —United Service.)

(Received 9 a.m.)

MELBOURNE,

Mav L’l

In response to a further request from the Australian and New Zealand Council of Trades Unions for a conference to discuss the cooks’ strike, the owners replied granting the request, but stating that they had already announced the terms on which a settlement was -possible, and there could be no compromise on this matter, as the terms embody a vital principle, but if, knowing this, the council still wished to meet the owners in conference, the latter as a .matter of courtesy would not refuse.

The conference commenced later in the day, but so far has not reached a basis for settlement.

A message from Sydney says that, at the conclusion of the marine cooks' meeting held this morning, Mr Tudohope {'Federal secretary) am nouneed that the meeting had unanimously reaffirmed the attitude of the union that it would not tolerate the Australian and New Zealand Council of Trades Unions' interference in the dispute without the consent of the Cooks' Union.

Tho strike position is thus unchang' ed.

JOHNSON INVECTIVE

“LOT OF BUSHRANGERS.”

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 12.35 p.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The cooks and owners’ conference discussed the position for an hour and a half, but nothing in the direction of a settlement was achieved. The owners stood firmly by their terms.

The union’s committees will- meet today to discuss the outcome of the conference and to decide, their next move. Meanwhile hundreds of • 1 men opposed to the strike are idle and helpless. r

The Trades Union Council is unable to obtain replies to its messages to Mr Tudcliope, who is recalcitrant and has declined to allow his union to be represented at the conference with the shipowners.

The deputy chairman of the Commonwealth Steamship Owners’ Assocation, Mr Elford, stated that there was full and free discussion by the. ■conference, and the shipowners pointed out to the Trades Unions’ representatifve that . the offer they had made to the cooks lacked nothing they enjoyed under the former award. Mr Jacob Johnson, secretary to . the Australian Seamen’s Union, who has returned to Sydney, declared that the Council of Trades»Unions were a lot of bushrangers, who were taking part in the dispute without the cooks’ authority, while some Melbourne officials 'appeared to be willing tools of the. shipowners.

AWARD SUSPENSION,

JUDGE’S FUTURE POLICY, (Australian Press Association.) (Received 12.12 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, Judge Detheridge, dealing with the new award for the Merchant Service Guild, said he intended to put in all future awards a clause that, In the event of an unreasonable strike or lock-out, the award shall be suspended.