SUGAR MILL STRIKE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21938, 23 October 1934, Page 10

SUGAR MILL STRIKE

MEN! TO RESUME WORK CANE-CUTTERS' DEMANDS BRISBANE, Oct. 22 The urtrike at the Mourilyan sugar mill hasi ended, following a mass meeting of strikers, which accepted the order olf the Industrial Court that, on condition that the men returned to work, the cane-Guttera' demands be granted. After a meeting of sugar mill workers and cane-cutters in the Mourilyan area a strike was declared on October 18, ancil the Mourilyan mill, which is one of the largest in Australia, became idle. The dispute developed over rates ol : pay for handling cane burned by farmers to prevent the spread of Weil's disease. The strike involved about 400 cane-cutters, of whom 97 per cent are foreigners, chiefly Italians. The mill workers, who are almost entirely British, unanimously decided to support the strike. SOUTH AFRICAN TROUBLE FURNITURE WORKERS DEMAND IFOR HIGHER WAGES (Received! October 23, 12.15 a.m.) JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 22 The biggesit stoppage of work for a considerable time occurred when 1150 furniture workers of Witwatersrand walked out of about 125 factories, demanding a 15 per cent increase in wages. The Labour Department intends to prosecute the workers for a breach of their industrial agreement, which does not expire until February.