UNION RESENTMENT ROUSED

Chronicle (Levin), 18 March 1948, Page 6

UNION RESENTMENT ROUSED

Ileccived Wednesd^yp p.m. BRiSBANliy '"'March IV. . The clash be tHv.ee n the policc and. sinkers in JBrisbfCne to-day may hav«] wiiiespread e.ffects pn Australian in-; dustrv and niass meetings of wqrkei> a ro being called in - oiher States to- ! voice prot ests and eonsider possibKS action. In New HouCk Wales all thc| western inines will be idJe to-morrow aS a prffitcst agaiust "the fishing of de-^ monstrators in. ^ueensland- " In -^Lel~. b'dni ihe .to.ulav?IIi'e^%fx-«tate executivA of" the Trad^ ' ' iM. .41 ag$ union^ ' 'istal'v^th' . sdeibus , an^ "ui£ p'revention M i^^ieople right to ' f Another resolutioTf"d-einahded"-the repeal of the 1948 amendments to the industrial law whi'-h were designed to protect workers wishing to return to work during the strike. The Mr estern NewSouth Wales mines, wliich will be idle to-morrow, produce 10,000 tons of coal daily. The Northeru and Southern 'New South MTaJes niiners are being asked to take siniilar action. The offieials of fourteen New South Wales unions to-day signed a tclegram • of profest to Mr. Hanlon (Queensland Premier), and the Seamen's Union has asked mwnbei's 011 all ships in port in) Australia to do likewisc. Tho telegram from tho New South Wales unions said Mr. Hanlon 's actions in tho strike would strengtlien the union 's determination'to rally all .workers in support of the Queensland strikers. Late to-day Premier Hanlon called. /the Policc Chief (A#i\ Garroli) to Parliament House: . Mr. Hanlon will make a statement to the House to-morrow. fn SydneV a eonference of 10 Federal unions representing 200,000 workers deuiMiided the resignation of" the- Queensland PriMnier (Mr. Hanlon), the dismissal of the Queensland chief of police and the individual policemen responsible for the "storm troop activities " agaiust Queensland workers. They asked the Australasia.11 Uouncil of Trade TTnions to launch a national-wide campaign agaiust th" ' ' anti- trade union and politicallv repressive lcgislatiou" of the Queens-

land and Victorian Governments. It' was decidcd to call a meeting in Sydney on Monday night to organise suppon ror the Queensland strike. Today 's eonference, wliich was representative of the iuain labou> unions, also cari'ied a rcsolution condemning "the liysterical campaign being conductod by the Liberal and (Jountry Parties for. the. suppressiop oi the Coiiiniupist Party and militant trade unions". In Melbourne tl.ie inter-ytate executive of. the A.C.T.U. decided to send ihree delegates to; see Mr. Chidey at Canberra on Friday and then to see Mr. Hanlon in au ell'o-rt to settle the Queensland dispute.