LABOUR IN BRITAIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18537, 24 April 1922, Page 7

LABOUR IN BRITAIN

ENGINEER’S DISPUTE.-.; NEGOTIATIONS WITH PLOVERS. AFFILIATED UNIONS’ THREAT. d Press Association—-By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, Ap01,2i:4 The amalgamated engineers* affiliated unions are negotiating separately to-day With the employers. The former tions broke down. A number of affiliated unions threatened to break away: from th. Shipbuilding Trades’ Federation unles,' their negotiations reach a settlement with in two days.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ...... ■ ~• / NEGOTIATIONS FAIL. EXTENSION OF LOCKOUT, , LONDON, April 22. (Received April 23, at 5.5 p.m.) Negotiations have been broken off between the engineering employers and . the 47 unions outside the Amalgamated - Engineers, and the employers have ordered the extension of the lockout, affecting 600,000 men. Correspondence published shows that the employers demanded, Wat they.should be the sole judges as .to what changes in the managerial workshop -practice should be effected, without commuting the unions. .The workers’ negotiators expressed the opinion that no union could , Accept such a stipulation > as a donditioh ' precedent to the negotiations. They, declare that the employers apparently decided to extend the lockout in Order . tobring the unions to heel. ~ Dr T. J. Macnamara (Minister of Eabjonr) is conferring with the parties.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ' . - WIRELESS OPERATORS. >i ■ I,AC • BASIS OF NEGOTIATION REAUHia^ LONDON, April 22,; (Received April 23, at 5;5 p.m.) The wireless operators have reached.,* basis of negotiation with the Marconi Company, and will resume work , imroadfei J ately.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ,r.n* SEQUEL TO SHIPYARD REPAIR WORK GOING • ■ vj'O 'I LONDON, ' Owing ‘to the shipyard stop , Ihipowners are sending repair -and' refftr ting work abroad. v,T *<* j The Cunard steamer Laconia has gonfc to Rotterdam from the Tyne to' have- tha j repair work completed.—A. arld".N;Z. Cable. - V /