MANY INDUSTRIAL WORRIES.

Chronicle (Levin), 19 December 1946, Page 5

MANY INDUSTRIAL WORRIES.

Received Wednesdav, 9.30 pm AIELBOFRXE, Dec. 18. Quick action was taken bv the Australasian Council of Trade Vnions today to o verconie the deadlock reacheo in the wage negotiations beeaiise of aileged anomalies in the Federal Governnieut.'s relaxation of wage peggnig. -Mr. A. E. Monk, secretary of the^c.ouncil, said that pcoposed auiendments to the regulations would be telegraphed to Air. Chiflev todav.

Ihe action of the Ironworkers Association in asking for a dcferment of claims before the ArbitrationT Co-ui't,- is explained by the Association 's assistant national secretary who says that if tlie organisatiou liad proceeded with the claims its nieinbers would have losi ninepence weekly. Yictoriun irouwoi'Kers are considering refusing to accepi work in foundries after January 4 uniess paid 17s weekly in addition to current award rates. In Sydney today the Central ('otu Authoritv, Air. A. C. Willis, decidett that the 7s liasie wage increuse shoitlo apply to Xew Soutli Wales miners as ffom the lirst pay period in December but that it would not operate in respect to the miners' annual holidays. In tlie Alelbourne Arbitration Couvt today, tlie Acting Chief Judge, Air. Justice Drake Brockmaii, refused to hear a elaim by the Australian Ranways l.nion fo.r doulile pay on Sundays for all grades. " You have becoine terribly arrogant,'' he said. "It is time you got down off your horse as f'ar as i am concerned. You railway fellous tliink this is so niighty iniportant that >ou must be given "qireference over evervoiic elser" He tohi tlie industrial ofHcer of the union that lie was prepared to give synipathetic consideration only to tlie application by the sliunters. He did not tliink he had power to go into tlie wider question.