INDUSTRIAL UNREST

Otago Witness, Issue 3006, 25 October 1911, Page 27

INDUSTRIAL UNREST

A STRIKE SETTLED

LONDON, October 17

Six thousand five hundred men are idle as the result of the Cambrian haulers' strike. The strike was called because the management displaoed a man for cruelty to a horse'. October 18. The Cambrian colli era have resolved that an investigation of a dismissed man's grievances by the Workmen's Committee ought to precede a strike. Deputations interviewed the management, and withdrew' their demand for Ihe reinstatement of the man. Work is 'being resumed to-day. WELSH MINERS ON STRIKE. LONDON, October 19. In accordance with notices previously tendered, 3000 miners in Ba.rgoed (Wales) have struck over the non-unionist question.

The trouble is expected to extend to other Powell-Duffryn pits, involving 6000 men.

October 21

The Bargoed strikers have decided to resume work, pending the Miners' Federation's general treatment of the minimum wage and non-unionist questions.

THE. REMEDY FOii DISPUTES,

LONDON, October 18.

In a speech at the cutlers' feast, Sheffield, Lord Loreburn referred to industrial disputes, and declared that it was bad policy to look only to symptoms or to consequences. The Government must go deeper, and see if there was ground for the discontent and unrest, and then provide a remedy for removable wrongs.

DUBLIN BAKERS' STRIKE. LONDON, October 19

The bakers' strike in Dublin has ceased, and many of the workers have resumed on the employers' terms.

LABOUR -CO-PARTNERSHIP

LONDON, October 20.

Lord Courtney, Mr Burt, and Mr Fenwick, M.P.'e, Mr W. H. Lever, and Sir Benjamin Browne, large employers of labour, have issued a pronouncement on behalf of a Labour Co-partnership Association, and urging the great employers and trusted Labour leaders to consider whether co-partnership would not largely solve their industrial problems.

EMPLOYERS' PROTEST. LONDON, October 2L

There are to be 21 employers on the Parliamentary Council, to be half from various associations. The employers have memoralised the Prime Minister against tlie tyranny of so-called peaceful picketing. They contend that the unions should be made responsible for their actions to the ordinary law. They also urge the Government to suppress as unlawful any federation of unions formed so as to paralyse the country by a general strike or lock-Oil t.

BRITISH RAILWAY DISPUTE. LONDON, October 21

The Railway Commission recommends the abolition of the Central Boards. • If there is a deadlock in the Sectional Boards the chairman's decision is to be final. Th 9 union secretaries may act as the men's advocates. It urges that no encouragement be given to either side to refuse to abide by the settlement. The railway service has great traditions and high ideals. If the men will place duty before other considerations the public will support them. Mr Williams, the Amalgamated Society's secretary, considers that the report will give absolute disappointment.

The Daily News states that if the proposed machinery works With a good will there is no reason to doubt that the men are assured of their just claims.

The Chronicle thinks the amended methods will give the men a substantial gain, and objects to the present award running to next July.

October 23.

M,r Thomas, the organising secretary for the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, says the railway report is bitterly disappointing, and none of the men's leaders have a good word for it. Mr Burs; M.P., declares that the report makes for peace. In the matter of recognition, the men have gained an important point.

Mr Williams, secretary of the Amalgamated Society, states that the report is destructive of collective bargaining. Some of the railway managers are surprised at recognition in any form, but they do not anticipate that the companies will reject the proposal. THE MOUNT LYELL STRIKE. HOBART, October 18. A meeting of women at Queenstown decided to ask the miners to take a secret

ballot to deckle whether the question of the reinstatement of White hould be dropped ; also to ask White to lenvs the district, and that the president and secretary of the union be asked 1 to resign.

Many of the residents are leaving the Mount Lyell district. There is much adverse criticism of the Labour leaders'

attitude over the strike

SYDNEY, October 19

Several of the Mount Lyell strikers have arrived here. Most of them obtained work immediately. They state that it is practically certain that a secret ballot would result in the men favouring the dropping of the attitude the union has taken regarding the reinstatement of White.

THE LITHGOW STRIKE

SYDNEY, October 17.

Scully, Hayes, and Williams, who were found, guilty of participating in the riot at Lithgow, were each sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment with hard labour. Hatton was found guilty of attempting to derail a train on Mr Hoslcins's railway at Lithgow, and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment with hard labour.

October 23.

Judge Scholes has extended to November 6 the time for the payment of the fines imposed on September 19 in connection with the Lithgow strike.

DISSATISFIED TELEGRAPHISTS. MELBOURNE, October 19. Mr Fraser told the Post and Telegraph Conference that, commensurate with the interests of the public, he would be opposed to broken shifts.

A A STRIKE COLLAPSES. HOBART, October 23. The butchers' strike, which has lasted a month, has collapsed.