INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2978, 12 April 1911, Page 27

INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

A STRIKE ENDED. LONDON, April 6. The strike at Singer's works has collapsed. The company, believing that a majority of the workers were in favour of returning, arranged a post-card ballot, promising that if 600 employees resumed the company would consider their grievances. Despite the Strike Committee's protests, the majority of the strikers notified their desire to return to work.

DEMAND INCREASE OF WAGES

LONDON, April 7. The Clyde engineers have asked for £d an hour increase. They refused the farthing offered as from July next, and have requested a conference with the Employers' Federation to discuss the question. FUND TO ASSIST IMPRISONED UNIONISTS. SYDNEY, April 8. The Labour Council is considering a scheme for establishing a defence fund on trades unionists' principles for the purpose of assisting trades unionists who are imprisoned for things said or done at the instigation of unionism or in defence of the principle of unionism. Only members contributing to the unions arc to benefit from the fund, payments from which will be made at the rate of £2 a week for the wife and 5s for each child of the imprisoned unionist. DOCKERS ON STRIKE. PARIS, April 9. The deckel's at Bnyonne have struck. The men strongly barricaded several streets and volleyed the troops with stones. The barricades were carried at the point of the bayonet. One striker was fatally injured. IMPENDING RAILWAY STRIKE. OTTAWA, April 9. A conference between the CanadianPacific railway officials and the mechanics was broken up in disorder. A strike may follow. CANADIAN MINE STRIKE. OTTAWA, April 8. The Government allows the mine strikers till Monday to settle their differences. The Government will then appoint an Arbitration Board. STRIKE AT BROKEN HILL. SYDNEY, April 10. There is a strike at Broken Hill, the iron-moulders demanding double pay for overtime instead of time and a-half, .as at present. The miners are ser'ously affected. The total overtime last year was less than £5. IMPLEMENT TRADE DI3FUTE. MELBOURNE, April 10. The employers in the implement trade state that there are 1000 non-unionists working for them, and they have not the slightest idea of dismissing any of them. The strike originated over the employment of 20 non-unionists. STRIKE IN NAVAL DOCKYARD. BERLIN, AptH 10. Seven hundred employees at the Sehichau naval yard, Datzrig, where the battleship E'reatzaeger is being. bv\lt, have i struck for an increase of wa^es,

SYDSKV BOOT TRADE. SYDNEY, April 10. Trouble is brewing in the boot trade. Mr Johnstone (secretary of the Boot Trade Council) has resigned as a protest against the recent Wages Board award, which allowed the employment of women on ski.rving machines. The union claims that the work can bo done by apprentices, and that there is therefore no need to employ female labour. It threatens to call out the employees of the firms who persist in carrying the award into effect.