INDUSTRIAL STRIFE

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12015, 18 December 1924, Page 6

INDUSTRIAL STRIFE

SITUATION IN AUSTRALIA JUDGE ASKS WHETHER IT IS TO CONTINUE. THE PEOPLE MUST DECIDE. Bi Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright (Received December 17, 11.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, December 17. In the Industrial Court. Judge Rolin. delivering judgment in a case in which Samuel Craig, a miner, was called upon with other miners to show cause why they should not be penalised for aiding in an illegal strike at Mount Kembla Colliery, found Craig guilty of default in public duty. The judge said that when strikes reached the patch to which they hav-i been brought in Australia it became a question for the community to sav whether. such a state of things should be allowed to continue, consistently with the existence of the State in its present. frm. He deferred the question of a penalty till Thursday, when other cases will he heard.

WATERSIOE_ DISPUTE

BUREAU VERSUS UNION. OWNERS LOOK ON. Bv Teleenph— Press Assn.—Copyright (Received December 17, 11.25: p.m.l SYDNEY, December 17. i The waterside < diSjluto. has now developed into a fight-between the-bureau men and -the Waterside™’ \ Federation * with-the-owners as onlookers. - : A full crew has been, secured far the Coama. - -

PERTH DISPUTE ENDED

ANNOUNCEMENT BY SEAMEN. ' INCREASES IN WAGES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. ' PERTH, December 17. At the conclusion of a meeting of seamen, it was announced that a settlement had been reached in the local strike. In some instances tug employees will receive increases of £2 per week. The shipping dispute at Perth arose in connection with the steamer Volumnia, which was under charter to the Commonwealth Line. The crew struck to enforce a demand that they should be placed; on Australian articles, which would give them higher wages. Some iime iater, a serious hold-up recurred in connection with the claims of the Fremantle branch of the Seamen’s Union for a new award, which bad -been under discussion for about three months. Towards the end of November the men decided to cease work till an agreement was reached, and the decision to stop the work withe port was put into operation by preventing the ships from being handled by pilots, and refusing to berth the vessels at the wharves. These taoties resulted in completely paralysing the port activities at Fremantle. ’