INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 7

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.

THE CAMBRIAN MINES. 12,000 EMPLOYEES ON STRIKE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, September 19. Twelve thousand employees of tlie Cambrian Company's, mines have struck) but there is a prospect of their resuming work to-morrow and giving noti(!e of a strike for October 1. CALMER CONDITIONS. (Rec. September 21, 0.40 a.m.) London, September 20. .Miners from other districts attended the meeting of the. Cambrian Combine miners on Sunday, which resolved that 12,000 men should go out. The strike started on the following day. When they re-voted yesterday, calmer conditions prevailed, and it was. decided to return to work, at the same tim© tendering a month's notice from October 1, _■ :■ ■■ ■ . Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., representing tihe Combine, refused permission to ' resume work, but eventually. met ,a deputation from \ the strikers, and arranged for a provisional settlement of the original dispute. . •, SHIPBUILDING TROUBLE. MORE HOPEFUL FEELING. London, September 19. ..The boilermakers are receiving 'retrospective lock-out pay of 10s. a weekThere is a more hopeful feeling. It is expected that .the assurances. asked for by the employers will bo given. A : MASS MEETING. (Rec. September 20, 11.35 p.m.) London, September 20. ' The speaker at a mass' meeting of boilermakers at Newcastle favoured the new Edinburgh agreement, ' according to which all are: to be paid at , time rates, the Board' of Trade' to settle l future disputes within afortnight. In tho event of the men breaking an agreement they shall' suffer; a : five per cent.- reduction, and in the. event of the masters breaking, an . agreement they shall concede a; fivei .per cent. : advance. c SLAUGHTERING DIFFICULTY. Melbourne, September 20. . The dispute betwoen tho Australasian Federated, Uutohors and .their"', em-, ployees respecting slaughtering is to go to the Federal Arbitration Court. ! ,k: . r —"" , THE NEWCASTLE STRIKE LEADERS. Melbourne, Septombor 20. . The Pelawmain, Lodge, by a large' majority, rejected a motion to strike a levy to compensate the Newcastle: strike. leaders.' I HOURS AND WACES. ANTI-SWEATING LEAGUE. V . Melbourne, Soptember 20. ' The report of the National Anti-. Sweating League, instances, the. cases of watchmen working 120 hours :weekly, of married clerks receiving £1 a'week, and of wool clerks working long hours of overtime without pay; : . .v.