INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 56, 20 October 1911, Page 6

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Mother strike in wales, : ’ ’ London, October 19. . In accordance with not'ie [deviously tendered, three thousand miners at Bargocd, in Wales, struck over the non-unionist question. The trouble is, expected to extend to other Powell and Dutfryn pits, involving six thousand men. DUBLIN BAKERS’ STRIKE COLLAPSES. London, October 19. The bakers’ -trike i.t Dublin lias collapsed, many having remained on the employers’ terms. , , THE SHIPPING TROUBLE. ; STRIKE ,hTSYDNEY. MEN DEMAND "HIGHER WAGES. WIDESPREAD 1 DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED. Sydney, October 19. The wliarf labourers employed in the ■'coastal trade and on the interstate wharves, struck for an increase of ; wages to Is 6d an hour and 2s 3d for overtime, the same rate as recently obtained by deep-sea men. Several steamers are held up, including the Union Company’s Paloona. iThe strike is the- outcome of a resolution carried a fortnight ago. The intention was to demand an increase, but no date was fixed to enforce it, and no official notification was given to the shipowners, to whom the strike came as a surprise. Only the vessels which arrived since last night are so far affected, those partially unloaded being completed. Negotiations are proceeding, between the companies involved and the wharf labourers’ officials. I ;'’ ; ■ >

STATEMENT BY THE OWNERS

Sydney, October 19. The principal companies so far affected by the strike are: Huddart, Parker and Co., the Illawarra and South Coast Co., the Newcastle and Hunter River Co., and the Union Co. No attempt was made to unload vessels arriving to-day, and the policy of -tying up arrivals will continue. Unless a settlement is speedily reached ' the whole coastal inter-State shipping will be brought to a standstill. Everything is quiet. Both sides are reticent. The men are very firm in their demands. Negotiations are proceeding. The shipowners state that they can do nothing until they have consulted their principals in the other States.

Important developments are probable within the next day or two. The Loongana and Kaitangata, Union Co. steamers, are affected.