LABOR DISPUTES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2084, 12 August 1890, Page 3

LABOR DISPUTES.

London, August 9. The South Wales food supply is paralysed, and hundreds are engaged picketing the railways to prevent blacklegs from working. The directors of the railway company have decided to resume the work' of running trains on Tuesday under strong police protection. Later.

The Cardiff strike has been settled, the employers having given way to the demands of the men.

The Cardiff railway hands insist on ten .hours, and the shunters and signalmen on eight honrs. The dockers and seamen supported the railway men. August 10.

The men on strike at Cardiff have informed the police that their presence on Tuesday, when the directors intend to resume the running of the trains will destroy instead of protecting railway property. Ten thousand unionists at Cardiff have promised to support the strikers* The majority of the Dublin and Wexford railway men have struck work, but the train service is being fairly kept op. August, 10. A general union of labourers is being formed.

Melbourne, Aug. 9. Six members of the Pastoralisls’ Union have subscribed £IOOO each to provide a fond for importing labor. August, 10.

Xbe Marine Officers have sent an ultimatum to the owners, similar to that forwarded by the Sydney officers. Sydney, Aug. 10.

At a meeting ot railway men resolutions were carried, protesting against the dismissal of 600 hands, who were employed on the permanent way, and the work being given to contractors, as the dismissal was likely to lead to serious trouble. An interview was sought with the Chief Commissioner, Mr Eddy, who explained that the arrangempnt was not permanent, and as opportunity arose the men would be re-engaged,

Christchurch, August 9.

The teachers of North Canterbury district held a meeting at which it was decided that it is desirable that a Teachers’ Onion should be formed, and that Educational Institutes be asked to take the matter up at once. A Farmers’ Onion Grain Produce and Finance Company (Limited) with a capital of £25,000 in £1 shares has been formed, 6000 shares bare been applied for, Mr George Hutchinson is secretary, and Messis Loughrey and Lane, solicitors. The following are the issues submitted by the Maritime Council to be arbitrated' upon in Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs’ dispute :—(1) Were the men dismissed because of their connection with the onion ; (2) bays the firm kept their word to recognise the union ; (3) has their refusal in the past to do so caused the present dispute ; (4) is not the employment of girls at 10s a week ic the composing room a process of sweating ; (5) are the demands of the Typographical Onion unreasonable ; (6) should not the firm give practical proof of future recognition of the union by employing union men at once and working under the typographical rules ; (7) if it can be shown that the employment of females is detrimental to the whole printing tradeshonldit notimmediately ha slopped, A meeting of the directors of Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs will be held on Tuesday to consider the issues. Auckland, August 9.

A meeting of the Auckland Trades and Labour Council was held last night, when various matters affecting trade interests were considered. The principal discussion was on the Whitcombe and Tombs dispute and the Maritime Council’s attitude. It was unftnimouly decided to support the Maritime Council in every legitimate way, though it was hoped that Whitcombe and Tombs would refer the matter to arbitration.

Grbvmouth, August 9

All offers made by the Grey Valley Coal Company have been rejected by the coal minors, Messrs Lomas and Newton left yesterday for Wellington to inteiview the Ministers. The union will offer no other reduction than 2d per ton, while the company insist on the original demand of 20 per cent, reduction on hewing rates. All work at the Wall, send mine has been disonlinued. and the shaft is to be fenced for the protection of the pubic, Work there will be discontinued henceforth. Oamabu, August 9.

It is understood that at a meeting of the Fanners’ Club in committee it wag resolved that a telegram of sympathy be sent to Messrs Whitcombe and lorabs with an offer of financial assistance if necessary. It was also resolved to send

lelegrame to the Railway Commission rs and the Union Steamship Company, asking them to uphold the law in regard to the carriage of Messrs Whiicomhe and Tombs’ goods, Dunbciin, August 11.

The latest phase of the Whitcombe and Tombs dispute is that the Carpenters Union has called out the men employed by George Hall in fitting up the branch in the building token by Whitcombe and Tf mbs.

Wellington, August 11.

The Railway Commissioner! have replied to Mr Miller’s letter setting out the views of the Maritime Council, that as trustees of the people’s roi ways they could not deprive any of the people of the common right of using those railways, and the council might as well ask the post and telegraph department and Courts of Justice to close their doors on Whitcombs and Tombs. The Commissioners consider the question is whether the laws and liberties of the people are to be overridden at will by a self-constituted and irresponsible body ; wether society is to be governed by lynch law or constitutional law. Much as the the Commissioners deplore the consequences of a general strike they refuse to seek to avert them by a violation of the law of the land iu refusing to carry any person’s goods.

A private letter from Sydney slates that Mr Whitley King, late of New Zealand, has been appointed secretary, out of 150 applications, to the Union formed by the pasloralists to fight the labour unions. Ihe salary attached to the office is £4OO a year.

SHEARERS’ AND LABORERS’ UNION.

A meeting of the executive of the Temuka branch of the above organisation was hold in the Social Hall, Teoauka, on Saturday evening. Mr A. Russell prfsided. The list of members showed a oonsiderab'e increase since the first meeting, a number cf tradesmen and others having joined the soc'eiy. Thera appeared in all to be a guar-uitoed me-nbet-ship of 108. It was stated that there were others anxious to join. Arrangements were made for getting the organisation into working order os quickly as possible, and several matters of detail having been attended to, the meeting terminated.