INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 80, 16 November 1911, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

REPEAL OF TRADE DISPUTES ACT URGED. UNIONS THREATENING THE NATION’S EX I STENCE. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.J London, November 15. Lord Claude Hamilton, in a letter to the press, urges tho repeal of tho Trades Disputes Act. The unions no longer confined their activities to their own particular industries. They wore endeavouring to create a federation, which, under tho present law, would paralyse trade communications and food supplies, threatening tho nation’s existence. , . Lord Hamilton lias accepted the presidency of the newly-formed Trades Disputes Act Reform League. THE LIVERPOOL STRIKE. TWO STRIKERS GET TWELVE MONTHS. (Received 16, 8.5 a.in.) London, November 15.

Two strikers were sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment for participating in looting during the Liverpool railway strike. A railway porter received eight months’ imprisonment for tampering with points during tho strike at Clydach. SYDNEY STREET SWEEPERS GO OUT. BUT RESUME AT ONCE. Sydney, November 15. A section of the city street sweepers struck for increased wages and shorter hours. They gave the boys remaining at work a warm time until notification from the Lord Mayor that they would lose their jobs unless they resumed caused a collapse of the strike. The boys will resume in the morning. BALANCE OF WOOL SCOURERS , RESUME. Sydney, November 15. Tiie balance of tljc wool scourers have resumed. MILK CARTERS’ WAGES. JUDGE’S IDEA OF A MINIMUM WAGE. Sydney, November 15. Before the Industrial Court application was made to alter tho award which fixed milk carters’ wages at 7s a day, on the grounds of the enormously increased rents and tho higher 30st of living. Judge Scholcs, in reserving his decision, questioned if he were justified in altering the award, owing to the effect it would, have on trade conditions generally, but 7s 6d a day was a- wage below which workmen sh.mdd not be expected to go. NEW ZEALAND WATERS! DKRS. (Per Proas Association) Greymoutli, November 15. The manager of the local, branch bl the Union Company, received a letter from the Waterside Workers’ Union demanding tlffi removal of one,of the. company’s foremen. The manager askad that a ‘deputatiefi be appointed to wait on him, which was agreed to. It was reported that a meeting of the union will he held to discuss tho prooosal made. There is every likelihood of satisfactory arrangements being made. Westport, November 15. A conference between the Waterside Workers, the Union Steam Ship Company, and the Westport Company, relative to the waterside workers’ demands, .was continued to-day, hut without arriving at an agreement )n all points. Tu-tlic,evening the waterside workers met to hear the report )f their representative, and it is understood that they decided to refer tho matter to the Federation of Labour to try to arrive at some satisfactory settlement.