Unconditional Surrender Of Watersiders
Tkiccived 'flies day, 7.10 p.m. HYDXEY, Nov. 9. SV't t loiuent terms were reached today in the Nydney waterfront strike which lied up 33 ships and tlirown 4000 wMci.sidors idie. It is understood tlie i«ion Min cndered unconditionally. Of-!i-i.'ils oi' the Waterside Workers' Fed'•ratioii ordered all nien invoived to report 1'or work at 7.45 a.m. tomorrow.The strike began Jast Wednesday when (he Jnen asked for more nien in ihe hoJds oi' the freighfcer Port Caroline for diseharging asbestos. Todav only I H sliips were handling oargo and fewer than 2500 watersiders '.M-r»* working. No settlement has yet been reached in llie sbrike of 2000 painters and dock- «•»•> which is now in its sixfh wcek. f ti volved in other ports are 3000 moro meinbers of the Painters' and Doekers' T'nion who stopped work in sympathy with Ihe Sydnqy men. Tlie dispute concemes llie demarcation between work done by rival unions,
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 November 1948, Page 5
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