STRIKERS ORDERED BACK TO WORK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18575, 25 September 1928, Page 9

STRIKERS ORDERED BACK TO WORK.

maritime unions HOLD CONFERENCE. (United Press Assn.-—By Electric Telegrraph.—Copyright.) (Received September 25, 11.30 am.) MELBOURNE, September 25. A conference of representatives of the maritime unions under the auspices of the Australasian Council of Trades Unions has ordered all strikers on the waterfront to resume work under the Beeby award. The majority of the representatives objected to the widening of the breach by dragging in outside unions, simply because of the introduction of volun-

teer labour by the employers. The carriers’ and drivers’ representatives declared that they were not prepared to have their members embroiled in a general strike. All present expressed bitter resentment at the Federal Government’s attempt to conscript labour by means of the recently enacted legislation placed in the hands of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court. The waterside dispute has now been left in the hands of the Australasian Council of Trades Unions. The shipowners have withdrawn their promise of a conference to the Waterside Federation because of the federation’s inability to control its own members. Two men were convicted of having thrown metal at volunteers. One was fined £5 and the other was sent to gaoi for two weeks. One victim of this attack is suffering from a fractured skuli. His condition has slightly improved.— Australian Press Association.