LABOR AFFAIRS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12705, 7 March 1912, Page 5

LABOR AFFAIRS.

(Press Asan.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) OTTAWA, March 6.

The carpenters of Toronto, under a threat of a strike, were granted a considerable increase m wages.

SYDNEY, March 6. The Legislative Council deleted from the Industrial Arbitration Bill the preference to Unionists' clause, as one of the matters uponjvhioh tlie board might mako an award. < v " ■

j (Received Maroh 7, 9.50 a.m.) | ",'■." SYDNEY, March 7. I The' president of the Sydney district jof the Amalgamated Engineers' Society ( coraplairirf that since tlie Labor Governjment got into power what appears to ibe organised promotion of non-unionists (over unionists has been m vogue. It [looks as if the Government were aiming j a blow at unionism. A meeting will be 'held to. appoint a deputation to the (Railway Commissioner, and unless satis(faction is obtained, a strike is 'threatened.

The Goyernnient intends to introduce an amendment of the Early dosing Act next Week, providing for closing at- nine instead of ten ori Friday nights. Chemists are placed ha a schedule of other 'shops and tobacconists at' night. Country districts are given an opportunity of ! voting m favor Of a Wednesday instead |of a Saturday half- holiday. ;' A number of brickmakers who Mr .Griffith recently stated he had sacked Ifrom the Government works on account |of their unsatisfactory work, state that [they left' of their own accord,- and they ! challenge Mr Griffith to prove to the ! contrary. They state that they left m i disgust at the way the works were conducted.

(Received March 7, 11.35 a.m.) PERTH, March 7. The Government has approved of a regulation requiring furniture tq be branded "Asiatic labor" m a prominent place.

i WELLINGTON, last night. The I>abor Department has commenced proceedings against members of the Wellington Tramways Union as a body (for a breach of the Arbitration Act m [going out on strike recently. '* WESTPORT, .this. day.. j A movement is afoot amongst the [gangers, surfacemen, and laborers m the (railway service at* Westport to break 'away .from^ tlie A.S.R.S^ and form a separate society. The conference was resumed yesterday between the mine owners' representatives and deputies,, and " it' ; is understood fair was made "with a new agreement. The jrriine owners . also met the miners m conference, and resume to-day. The parties concerned are hopeful of ah amicable settlement. •

The conference between representatives of the Coal Owners' Association and delegates of deputies engaged m the coal mines of the West Coast made a mutual agreement. The chief demand of the deputies was an advance on their present rate of wages (12s 6d) per day to 13s 4d, Avith overtime. The claim was compromised on a basis- of a' weekly wage of £4. A satisfactory agreement was come to.