CAPITAL AND LABOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15002, 25 May 1912, Page 7

CAPITAL AND LABOUR.

I WA0 ES OF COAL MINERS. inS XSIOM WAGE AWARDS. "'" -.if-japh-—Pr«» Association.—Copyright i J London, May 23. «ward of coal miners' wages WyZa made for the South Staf- ! and East Worcester districts by *> Walter Lawrence (chairman of 1-i award The minimum rate for JfuJeo made for the South Staf- ; and East Worcester districts by ; Lawrence (chairman of j Board). The minimum rate for ! TLrwound workers has been fixed . Ka day, and for boys at Is lOd S 33 a day. *?-,. ecal owners state that Sir ird Clarke's awards are too high ft many South Yorkshire collieries, nd will tend to the discharge of old who are now gladly earning 25s of the old pits must , lose, but the new pits will not be piously affected. The South YorkAire coalgctters are disappointed. They asked tor Bs ' hoping to get 7s gj; They got 6s 9d. : A PORTER'S STRIKE. (Received May 24, 11 pan.) London, May 24. Three hundred Covent Garden porters arc striking for porters' schedule 6 l wages. J THc ONE-DAY STRIKE SCHEME ! i PROPOSAL REPUDIATED. | ■ Sydney, May 24. j .The Labour Council has passed a •resolution repudiating the proposed * one-day strike in connection with the j imprisoned Lithgow strikers as being j calculated to prejudice the cause of the men and bring the whole indus- i trial movement into contempt. It i regrets tb*»t *he affiliated unions participated in the agitation before con-1 . sailing the Council.