NO OVERTIME.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18221, 4 November 1924, Page 9

NO OVERTIME.

SYDNEY WATERFRONT. MEN'S DECISION TAKES EFFECT. (»T CABLE—mKSS association—corim 3TO (AUSTRALIAN AND S.J. CABLX ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 3rd, 7.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, NcTember 3. In accordance with tho decision readied at Saturday's meeting, no members of tho Waterside Workers' Federation commenced work on the wharves "before eight o'clock this morning. Few vessels, however, are so far affected by this overtime strike On all overseas boats other than the Commonwealth Line, the Canadian Mercantile > Marine, and Witehire's Japanese lines, i work went on as 'usual, the men working right through from their previous shifts. Newcastio wharfies are adopting tactics similar to tm:«o of the Sydney men. A NEW DEVELOPMENT. i ' MELBOURNE BRANCHES SUSPENDED. (AUSTRALIA* AND K.t. CABLE ASSOCIATIOH.) (Received November Srd, B.IG p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 3. f A fresh development has cropped up in connexion with the waterfront trouble. Tho Committee of Management of the Waterside Workers' Federation, which is the governing control for Australia, resolved to suspend Melbourne branches for deciding at Saturday'* meeting not to participate in the overtime strike. The secretary of the Federation telegraphed to brandies throughout the ' Commonwealth informing them that the policy adopted at tho recent Sydney conference would bo strictly adbored to. It is stated that tho Melbourne branches are tho only ones that have ignored the Federal body out of » total of 62 branches. NO WORK AFTER FIVE. MELBOURNE MEN UNPOPULAR. {AUSTRALIAN ANO V.S. CABLB 4SSOCXAIXQ*.) (Received 'November 4tfo, 12.5 a.tn.) I SIDNEY, November 3. The watersiders have commenced theii v overtime strike, ceasing work, on all interstate wharves <vt 5 o'clock thin j evening, although the companies intended to work several steamers during the night. b Sailing programmes will bo adhered 3 to. A meeting of representatives of the transport group of unions adopted a resolution condemning; the action of the Melbourne watersiders in refusing to obey the decision of the Waterside Conference. It was further resolved to notify the i transport workers in Melbourne that J all work after 5 o'clock against the) principle of unionism. The meeting also congratulated the Committee of Management in suspend* B ing the-Melbourne branches. THE COAL INDUSTRY. ANXJETY IN NEWCASTLE. 1 (AVBTBAUAX ASD K.S. CABLB ABWCHWOjr.) NEWCASTLE, November.JJ, Grave fears for the future of the [ coal industry in tho northern districts i and of the shipping activities of the 1 port of Newcastle have been occasioned by the decision of a meeting of Newcastle ccal-trhnmers that from s Tuesday next no overtime will be worked and coal-loading at the cranes will , cease at 4 p.m. It is stated in well-informed eureka that if this decision is carried into effect, not only will the northern coal industry be completely disorganised) within a week, but the port will practically be at a standstill. At present the cranes are worked continuously" from 6 o'clock on Monday morning till late on Saturday. HOBART FALLS INTO LINE. ' (AvrnuuAx ass >.s. cash Atst>cuno*4 (Received November Strd, 8.10 p.m.) HOBART, November 3. Local waterside workers enforced the overtimt strike but, as in Sydney, only certain lines Are affected. On other vessels men continued to work through shifts.