STRIKE LOOMING

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17503, 10 September 1928, Page 7

STRIKE LOOMING

AUSTRALIAN WATERSIDE. UNION OFFICIALS’ DECLARATION. AWARD WILL NOT BE RECOGNISED (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—^Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) (Received Sept. 10, 10.15 a-m.) MELBOURNE, Sept. 10. , Another shipping upheaval Is threatening. The waterside workers’ officials declare that If the owners attempt to enforce the award recently made by Judge Beeby a strike will occur In every port In Australia. Steps will be taken to-morrow to form one big maritime union. The shipowners say they are prepared to meet the men In conference, but they will decline to become parties to any arrangement outside the scope of the new award, since they have already spent considerable sums In producing evidence In Court for Its guidance In making the existing award, FIREMEN MISSING. TOURIST TRAFFIC DISLOCATED. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) (Received Sept. 10, 10.10 a.m.) BRISBANE, Sept. 10. Passengers on the steamer Canberra have been held up at Townsville for three days over the schedule owing to the absence of several firemen causing a serious dislocation of the tourist traffic. A request hase been made to the Prime Minister to enforce the penal clause of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, whereby the company will be afforded protection If It desires to engage free labour. INFORMAL TALK PROBABLE. SHIPOWNERS' INTENTIONS. (By Telegraph.—r-ress A3sn.—copyright.) (Australian Press Association). -pins (Received Sept- 10, 10.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 10. Union officials are suggesting that the basis of discussion with the owners should be rates of pay and the conditions existing under the former award. The shipowners will probably have an informal talk with union delegates to-day or to-morrow. inquiries among shipowners’ representatives at Sydney and Melbourne, however, elicit the fact that they intend to insist on the observance of the main principles of the Beeby award.