LABOUR STRIKES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 11 July 1923, Page 9

LABOUR STRIKES.

Dockers’ Disorderly Meeting WORKERS’ CONCESSION. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT LONDON, July 9. A meeting of transporters at Hull broke up in disorder. Mr Ben Smith was subjected to continual interjections when he argued that the dockers’ agreement, whether good or bad, must run to the end of the year. The meeting passed a resolution in favour of a policy of an unofficial strike, adding that the men were willing to return to work for 11s a day, if an inquiry as to the cost of living was conceded. RESUMPTION AT LIVERPOOL. By Cable—Press Assocl>ti*n—Copyrialit. LONDON, July 9. Over half the Liverpool dockers re sumed. The Transport Workers’ Conference rejected an amendment asking for support for the dock strikers, and adopted a motion requesting tm, j strikers to resume work.

URGED TO RETURN. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 10.40 p.m., July 10.) LONDON, July 10. At a meeting lasting five hours, tin; dockers’ unofficial strike committee adopted a resolution asking the Union officials to negotiate with the employers for resumption of work, suggesting that employers waive the latest Is wages cut seeing that Parliament itself declares that the cost of living basis is wrong. It is pointed out that this interpretation of Parliament’s opinion is open to question. Earlier in the day the annual conference of transport workers adopted a resolution urging the dockers to return to work so as to maintain organised strength and enable grievances to to dealt with unitedly.