SEAMEN'S STRIKE.
STILL SPORADIC. MANY LIVES HAMPERED. Uy Toleeraph-Press issoclatlon-Copyrieht London, Juno 18. Tlio seamen's strike is sii 11 sporadic. Tho shipowners oppose (ho creation of a Conciliation Honrtl, arguing that upwards of half tho members of trado unions arc always absent, and cannot, therefore, bo consulted. Their absence is naturally calculated to put undue [tower in the hands of tho trado union leaders. snip PUTS BACK TO PORT. Antwerp, Juno 18. Tho four-masted iron vessel, tho Loch Torridon, belonging to the General Shipping Company, sailed from this port, but returned, her crew having demanded an increase in wages. WHAT THE DEMANDS INVOLVE. (Rec. Juno 20, 0.10 a.m.) London, .Tune 19. 'A' thousand seamen and firemen at Hull have struck. ■ Tho Allan and Donaldson linos at Glasgow have conceded an increase, and several shipowners at London have mado concessions. "The Times" states that a completo victory would give'tho seamen an average advance of .£lO per anriUm, involving on British shipping an increased burden of ,£1,375,000 yearly.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1158, 20 June 1911, Page 5
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166SEAMEN'S STRIKE. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1158, 20 June 1911, Page 5
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