SERVICES CANCELLED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27094, 31 May 1949, Page 5

SERVICES CANCELLED

BRITISH RAILWAYMEN ON STRIKE DISPUTE OVER NEW ROSTER NZPA—Copyright LONDON. May 29. The biggest railway stoppage for a decade brought train services on almost every line in North-east Britain to a standstill for 24 hours to-day. Ten thousand railwaymen were idle in protest against the. new roster Altogether more than 30 main line long-distance trains and 200 local trains were cancelled. The strikers’ spokesman said the men would strike every week-end until the issue was settled—including next week-end. which is the Whitsun holiday. One thousand Liverpool dockers decided to-day to continue their strike in support of the dockers at Avonmouth, who are striking in sympathy with the Canadian Seamen’s Union. Mr Arthur Deakin, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers’ Union, to-day called on the Avorimouth and Bristol strikers to resume work. Failure to dissociate themselves from unofficial leadership would involve not only the dockers, but Britain and the trade union movement, in a serious international situation, he said. M , A Liverpool port official said to-day that 1300 men were not working. Nine ships were involved. Troops are unloading: some ships.