LABOUR.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16829, 26 May 1919, Page 7

LABOUR.

IN THE COMMONWEALTH, RAILWAY ENGINEERS' DEMANDS, SYDNEY, May 24. The amalgamated engineers employed on the railways are demanding increased wages. ... Grocery employees arc making a similar demand, Trith a threat that if it is not granted, twenty-four hours' notice of a strike 'srill be given. WATERSIDERS' MASS MEETING. The watersiders are holding a mass meeting to-day to discuss" the strike situation. MORE CREWS GIVE NOTICE. The crews of all inter-State and coastal vessels arriving yesterday gave notice.

WHEAT STACKERS JOIN. MELBOURNE, May 24. The strike has spread to the wheat stackers at Brooklyn, where unionists drove loyalists from the yards. All work, including the shipment of wheat for the Imperial Government, is suspended. POLICY OF TERRORISM. The policy of terrorism is spreading. Three more loyalists were severely handled, and 'the homes of several others were attacked. ' A hundred special constables have been sworn in. SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LEAGUE. The Federal President of the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' League' sent a message to members emphasising the necessity of abstaining from: active participation in any industrial dispute, %and calling on members to ( support the constitutional authority in 1 maintaining law and order. BROKEN BILL MINERS. ARRANGING FOR A STRIKE. ■ [■" ■' 'SYDNEY, May 24. The. Ways and Means Committee' appointed by the Broken Hill strikers sent circulars to various organisations in Australia and New Zealand announcing that the miners of Broken Hill had decided on a strike to obtain conditions to enable them to live as human beings. The principal demands are a six hours' day, a five days' week, the abolition of night shifts and contracts, compensation for occupational- disease and a living wage. It is anticipated that the struggle will last some months. '

WAITING-, FOR CONFERENCE. : f ; Opftsii TRADE 'AFFECTED; SYDNEY, May 24. Masters relating to the shipping trouble are quiet pending to-morrow's compulsory, conference at Melbourne. ' It is understood that there is considerable, difference of opinion amongst the men regarding the advisableness of; .pressing matters to th e extreme of strike, involving all watersiders, and it is hoped that the conference will find a way to averfc this. Meantime crews continue to leave' their vessels .as notices expire. The whole coastal trade is. coming to a Standstill. The tying up of colliers threatens serious interference with the ' dispatch of oversea ships. | .NEW ZEALAND-VESSELS. IDLE. '.Received a.m., May 26th. -<■:'" . ;:,; .SYDNEY: 'May 25. The Union Company's .Odnah, Ka•rpiri, and Waihora are amongstr ibe vessels idle. . Amongst the-crews of the two last named are a, number of New Zealand seainen. .who are not involved in 'the; strike and thefefofe.remain with the vessels. GREEN ISLAND MINES. ACTION AGAINST MEN.;'" (Per Press Association). JHJNEDIN, May 24. The Labour Department intends taking action against the Green Island I coal miners for. striking whilst an industrial agreement was in force.. 'AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS DISPUTE. ■'■■•■ AUCKLAND, May 25. ■■_;. There are no fresh developments in connection with the tramways dispute. The officers :of the union meet to-mor-row night to discuss future action. The men declare that they are determined to secure what they consider just treatment at the hands of the Company.