TRADES AND LABOUR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2791, 2 October 1907, Page 27

TRADES AND LABOUR.

.; ' BRITISH RAILWAY DISPUTE. - LONDON, September 24. The waik chest of the amalgamated Society of Railway Servant* totals nearly i £400,000. „„ ' •- - * % September 28. ' The Managing Committee of the General j - Federation of Trade Unions ~of Great Britain, representing 700,000 members, aitd irhich has already been recognised by the employers, '.has expressed its .heartiest sympathy .with the demands of the railway men. CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS. OTTAWA, September 24., The Labour Congress at Winnipeg, by a majority of 12 -votes, , rejected the Socialists' - proposal favouring, the collective ownership of all means of livelihood. THE ANTWEffP STRIKE. ANTWERP, September 25. -The etrikeirs have resumed work on the burgomasters' assurance that their wages wjUvbe Jslightly increased in tie middle of October. . : ~ * SLAUGHTERMEN^ STRIKE. -, ? - ADELAIDE, 2s'The slaughtermen engaged, for killing -la&bs for expert ha,ve-. struck owing, to • tile -refusal of their .demand that only t&e^up-eut should be. used in skinning operations. The men claim that the upcut enables a 'man fo deal "with 20 'move lambs daily than if the down-cut were used. -.

BAKERS' STRIKE. . ' MELBOURNE, September 39. The bakers "have gone on strike, and •bout 300 have ceased- work. A LOCKOUT AVERTED. LONDON, September 28. JS&.S the result of a bojjermakers' ballot the shipbuilding lockout will be averted.