TRANSPORT WORKERS STRIKE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12772, 25 May 1912, Page 5

TRANSPORT WORKERS STRIKE

150 LADEN SHIPS HELD UP,

THE UNION DEMANDS, (Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) LONDON, May 24. It is feared that the strike will result m serious damage to the Australian fruit shipments.' The* steamer Maloja has been placed m dry dock, with 500 cases of apples aboard.. . .'

Only 7000 cases of Demosthenes butter have been discharged^ ,r The wharf, laborers' lock-out is oh. account of their refusing!* "to; discharge apples carted by non-unionists. The clerks and salemeh unloaded the apples, mounted police patrolling ;Todlfry street. '' .-■.-'■ .' ; . '

The Transport Workers' .Executive' ah* nouriee that the strike is m consequence of the boycotting of a unionist,-employ-ers deliberately breaking ".agreements, and general vexatious interference with workmen. ■-

Mr H.. Gosling, President of the Trans-: port Workers, States that 150,000 men are affected. The objects of the strike were the recognition of the Federation ticket, and a uniform rate, of pay equal to the highest wage is -now- paid! .. Headded that it was going to be a/fight^a finish. It" would not be 'over in'"a-? week or two. - • V:'--Mr Ben Tillett states that, if necessary, the fight Avould not be confined to London. Other leaders claim that the maximum Avorkmg day should be from seven to five o'clock, and the minimum wage 7s 6d per day.' • - ■■';'•' ' _ Tlie Port of London Authority has in- ' formed the men that it is unablei to em-? pirn* only -unionists. One hundred and fifty laden ships^ aggregating a million tons, are held up/ including the Waiwera, with 8000 carcases still aboard. -' :

Three hundred Covent Garden porters are striking for porters 'schedule .wages'.*