INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 14, 29 December 1911, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

COTTON TRADE LOCK-OUT

London, December 28. It is believed the cotton trade lockout will be of short duration, owing to the disproportion between the cause md its effect. TAXI-CAB DISPUTE. London, December 28. The Arbitration Court will settle the taxi-cab drivers’ conditions of service. THE STRIKE AT LLANELLY. London, December 28. The strikers at Llanelly ask for arbitration regarding the recognition of tho union. (Received 29, 8.5 a.m.) London, December 28. The union leaders at Newport are powerless to secure recognition of the agreement. In connection with the loading of the Houlder Lins boats, the unionists refuse to allow Houlder’s men to join the union. Police protection is demanded for the loading of the steamer Canadian Transport.

MARINE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE

,Por Press Association.) Dunedin, Last Night

The Koonya was docked at Port Chalmers yesterday for overhaul, but when the shore engineers were being mustered to work on board it transpired they had a grievance, and deli ned to work unless they received an advance of Is per day. The dispute ’•cached an acute stage to-day, and work on the vessel was practically impended. About 20 engineers are involved, all of whom are casual employees, subject to irregular spells of employment. Hitherto the rates of nay have been 10s and 11s, and in •ome cases 12s per day, but the men now demand a minimum of Us per day and'time and a half for overtime ill' round, except the present Sunday ind holiday rate. The wages claimed are said to lie those ruling in Wellington. Having failed on a previous occasion to get what they wanted through the Arbitration Court, owing to the Union Company getting an exemption from the award, the men •withdrew from the Arbitration Court and formed a union amongst themselves. . So far the work on the vessel has been done by tho engineroom staff, with assistance from one of the repair shops on shore, but it is just possible the men from the repair shop will withdraw out of sympathy with the strikers. At present there are io signs of a settlement.