LABOUR UNREST IN AUSTRALIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 27 April 1925, Page 12

LABOUR UNREST IN AUSTRALIA.

WALSH ISLAND DECLARED " BLACK." FAILURE OF STRIKE TACTICS. By Catla—Pres* Association.— Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received April 26, 5.5 p.m.) SIDNEY, April 26. The decision of a section of the Trades Unions, to declare Walsh Island'"black” has had. littlje effect upon the progress of work at the dockyards. Yesterday, the Minister of Works (Mr Ball) received an official notification that there were moi;e men at work than in the previous day.

Mr Ball stated that no increase n, wages would be given the strikers. The men had a legal remedy and would have to abide by the law. A mass meeting of members of the Unions at the dockyards will be held on Mohday, when the position of the strikers will be fully explained. ' " —— HOLD UP OF SHIPPING. UNION OFFICIAL; PROSECUTED. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. A.'.stiu-iian and N.Z. Cable .Association. (Received April 26, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 24. Jacob Johannsen . appeared at the Police Court on a charge of counselling certain people to strike. Jobannisen, who is acting secretary of the Seamen’s Union, pleaded not/ guilty. The action arose out of the holding up of the steamer Levuka. The hearing was adjourned I to May 1.

MENACED BY LABOUR TACTICS. DOCK MAY BE ABANDONED. By C»bl«—Press Ataociation—-CopyrlgYt. ' Australian' and NvZ. Cabla Association. SYDNEY, April 24. The Minister of Works, Mr It. F. Ball, announces that in consequence of the attitude of a section of Trades Unions at Newcastle, endeavouring to paralyse industry at Walsh Island dockyards, it is possible that the Government may have to abandon the idea' of building the floating dock. The Federal Government' had just agreed to a 15,000 ton instead of a 13,000 toii dock, and had increased its subsidy from ,£T2O,OQp to £135,000. It was exCi-emely unfortunate, said Mr Ball, that men should carry on like that, when it' Was realised that .the Government- for some' time- past had been endeavouring to place -the dockyards on a much better footing than before. During the past’ year nearly 1000 men were employed.., >