WORK AND WAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1, 2 September 1913, Page 6

WORK AND WAGES.

AUSTRALIA’S EXAMPLE. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright! [United Press Association.] London, September 1. The International Transporters’ Congress discussed compulsory arbitration. It frequently tpioted Australia. Mr Havelock Wilson said that the Australian unions fared well without exception where they had smart men to put a case properly. Mr Ben Tillott opposed compulsion in principle, but favored its provisional adoption in order to educate the workers to fight capitalism. A decision was postponed.

TRADE UNION BADGES. (Received 12.30 p.m.) London, September 1. Jacob and Son, biscuit manufacturers. Dublin, have forbidden their employees to wear trade union badges during working hours. They do not object to their belonging to the ordinary trade union, but censure the tyranny of the transporters’ union in interfering with the work. Some of the employees belonging to the transporters’ union are absent, and 600 girls arc therefore locked out. There are indications that 1000 other workers will he idle to-morrow. THREATENED BAKERS’ STRIKE. The Bakers’ Union in London threaten to strike unless the non-unionists are dismissed by the end of the week.