Queensland Strike lay End This Week

Chronicle (Levin), 10 March 1948, Page 6

Queensland Strike lay End This Week

' - ^1^ lleceived Tuesdav, 7.15 p.111. BRLSBANE, .March 9." The Queensland Premier . (Mr, .Hanlon) told the State Parliament that ho will iiitroduce a bili as soon a.s possiblii • ' to upliold industriai oi'der", The, llouse was lieavily guarde.d b(v police. wlien niembers assembled for the iirsfc tiuie siike the rail strike began 011. February 2. . , The public galleries were crowdcd,, there . being a large p.ercentage ot: jilain clothes police and trainyes. ,Out-' side the police prepared for another march 011 the llouse by st'riking railwaynien and watersiders, but none eventuated. The Leader of Ihe Opposition . (Mr. Nicklin) moved the adjourument to discuss the strikp. He strongly criticised the Governnient for failing to end the dispuf e. " We need jnore than words to end tlie. strike," he addied. j\Ir. Jlanlon: What do you suggest — ' toimny gu 11s ? Although the leaders of the railway strike profess coulidence, there is lirxu belief in .Brisbiine jhat .thg gtrike ..will, end lato this week., . \ .Membevs of spnie strikiiig uniomj. ai'u seeking to by-pasp. thje neutral dispujtqs counnitfee.to uegptiate. .with the l^re.inigr (Mr, Hanlon) for ■a\s.eU.lexnpiittj. day more . strikers ,q.re _ i j lianlou 's elbiiu that . Qoiu pi uaiis'isj ^ are, directing, the sHglvQ. . ^ , Haiilop, ,ls waiting, until at,', leas-1;. t'liree. p.| -tl^, priuuipal d,istr-LctSr ii)i);p.lvod- cap; do .vpf, pres.ented ojl the c.oiiipiittee. whip^ibas, Deen giveii power to talk to liinr. It is e.stimated"'4-hxi;t'*t'be*AgQpt of the strike to the Queensland Governnient railwavrs is £lf,fljH.()0H, Tbe raitwayyinen h a ve nu'iubers jT the Amajgimiated Engineering I'liion have 5:itl'j'illi'wJOLit £3jcJ)00 in strike pay. The .v^firsiders have lpst £48.000 in leave crgdlt^ .and £18._0|)0 in wages. .. . .. L';"