BRITISH LABOUR UNREST.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 920, 13 September 1910, Page 5

BRITISH LABOUR UNREST.

THE SHIPBUILDING DISPUTE.

FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND MEN NOW LOCKED OUT. HOPES OF A SETTLEMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. v London, September 11. The standing committee of the trado societies, which are signatories to tho working agreement in Uib shipbuilding trade, have asked for a conference with the employers at the earliest convenient date.' .'.' ••;.'•' ■''-.'. ' A POSSIBLE WAT OUT. (Reo. September 12, 11.50 p.m.) London, September. 12. The "Daily Mail" hopes that the shipbuilding employers will accept the invitation, inasmuch as it may possibly settle the. present difficulties. The; unions ask the employers not to declare a lock-out in the case of a sectional, strike. If this, is conceded, they pledge themselves to deal vigorously with offanders, even to the extent of expelling recalcitrants' in future.. Forty-eight thousand men are now idle. •' ■ MEETING AT NEWCASTLE. , (Rec. September 12, 9.20 p.m.) ; . London, September 12. The members of the- Boilermakers' Society are to-day appointing four delegates ' from - each district to - at-' tend a ' representative ' meeting: 'at Newcastle,- and are investing them with plenary powers: to decide* what, assurances shall be given to the employers, •that the trade agreement - will. be honoured, and' no future resort made to strikes during its term. ANOTHER RAILWAY STRIKE. °GREAT NORTHERN MEN OUT.: London, September 11.' j. A large section of the Great Northern railwaymen are. endeavouring. to force a strike, in connection with . the interpretation of', Lord MacDonrioll's, recent award. They, contend that a ten'hours' day includes the mealtime. .-'■ The company's employees at I 'Bradford have, already resolved,'-with many abstentions, to strike pending a settlement,' provided the.majority of the other centres is prepared to,support them. V,;' . A similar' resolution was passed at Leeds, but the men in Manchester,-Not-, tingham, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire have , recommended reference of matters in dispute to Lord MacDonnell, the arbitrator. V ,'. VARYING OPINIONS,' :' (Rec. September 12, 10.10 p.m.) ; , L'dndqn, September 12. . A meeting .'of., the' Great Northern railwaymen .'at : Manchester favoured arbitration.' ,A'meeting at London: decided to follow ; the opinion of the majority.'. The Peterborough men have recommended joint reference of tho disputed points in the award to Lord MacDonnell. : i ■-. ... —-—'. :/',. TRADE UNION CONGRESS. : . .' r ' London,.' September Hi 'Considerable/interest attaches to the' Trade Union. Congress, to commence 1 ' tomorrow at Sheffield—owing to the industrial unrest... .. ,■.'•''■-'. ''.■•' SETTLEMENT AT' BILBAO.. Madrid, 'September ; 11.; Work has been resumed at several of the. Bilbao iron mines.--.-;The trouble has been, settled on tho basis of a reduction of half an hour in each working day.; '~:'■': ■■■""■' .'.; BOARD OP TRADE ATTITUDE. ': ',-/■".•.. :.-.'''■-■ .:,'' London,, September 11. The' 1 Board of-; Trade is watching the boilermaker and railway men's disputes and the threatened lockout in 'Lancashire, and will, if necessary, offer- to assist the parties concerned in reaching an amicable settlement. ' : ■ :'• ' '.'-. MORE. TROUBLE AT PERTH.' '"}.[ Perth, September. 12. . There is some.trouble among the,tramway men.-• Thej old hands who returned to work object to those -who worked during the strike filling'-.senior'■.position's. ,'A : full, service':is .being maintained. Half a.-dozen of the old. hands refused to go back.- Those of the old hands who are working say that they are doing so under protest. :'••';' ■'~■-.. -.'".,■ A BLACKLEG KILLED. '■ . '-. (Rec. September 12, 10.10 p.m.) ' London, September 12. Coal-heavers on strike at Le Havre, Prance, killed a blackleg. : Three arrests have been made. ■".;'.-' COTTON WORKERS' DISPUTE. A DISMISSED ; OPERATIVE.; (Rec: September 12, 10:10 p.m.) London, September 12.. Th© Lancashire cotton workers' dispute has arisen in consequence of the discharge of an operative from the- Pern Mill at. Oldham.

The' man had refused to do certain technical work connected with a machine, contending''that the task was not mentioned in the list under the "card-room amalgamation rules. The employees refused an" invitation to visit the mill and inquire into the'matter, but placed the whole mill on strike without any joint meeting. Thereupon the Employers' Federation delivered an ultimatum to the Card-room Association, requiring it to agree to arbitration or to face a lock-out.