LABOUR SOLIDARITY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 147687, 5 September 1911, Page 7

LABOUR SOLIDARITY.

THE NON-UNIONISTS.

MUST JOIN THE RANKS.

MOVEMENT IN BRITAIN.

MORE STRIKES THREATENED.

By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyi (Received September 4, 11 p.m.)

London, September 4. .. Me. Hill, secretary to the Boilermakers' Society, addressing a demonstration at Newcastle in connection with the Trade Union Congress, referred to the national shipyard agreement expiring in March, and declared that unless it were drastically amended he would advise members not to approve of it for a further term.

The Sheffield railwaymen have resolved in favour of a < strike " unless two guards, whom the Midland Company reduced in rank with the loss of 8s per week, are reinstated.

The North-Eastern railwaymen, at a great meeting at Darlington, initiated a. movement to cease working with ' non-unionists, with a - iew to compelling all to join the union.

Mr. Williams, secretary, of the amalgamated railway servants, remarked that when the men approached the directors for improved conditions they were taunted with the supposed contentment of nonunionists. Yet the latter were eager to share the benefits that were secured by organised effort.

Mr. Walter Hudson (Labour member for Newcastle-on-Tyne) declared that now was the time to inform employers that non-unionists must not share concessions, or tell the men "You must enter the union.

The Western Miners' Anthracite Association at Swansea has authorised notices in connection with five collieries employing 1800 men owing to the non-unionist difficulty.

Six hundred men are idle at the Great Mountain colliery for the same reason.

MINIMUM WAGE QUESTION.

DURHAM MINERS' DEMANDS.

(Received September 4, 10.30 p.m.) London, September ,4.

The Durham Miners' ■ Conference has demanded a minimum wage for hewers of 7s per day, other classes of labour to be paid proportionately. They will also, if necessary, take a ballot on the question of a national strike.

The dock police, employed by the Port of London authority, threaten to strike unless granted the same wages as dock labourers and 10 hours a day.

Advices from Cardiff state that the Coal- Mining Association will-shortly meet the Federation of Britain to discuss the question of a minimum wage for working abnormal plaices.",-'