"RED RAGGERS" OR UNIONISM

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1927, 9 December 1913, Page 9

"RED RAGGERS" OR UNIONISM

MR. HUGHES'S UKASE, AND THE RED FUNNEL BOYCOTT. \ COUNSELS PREVAIL. v Telegraph—Press Association— Conyrieht \ Sydney, December 8. J-'io wharf labourers.continue to boycott tho Union Company's boats other than thoso 011 tho New Zealand run, despite tho Labour Conference's ukase. •. Hughes states that unless tho ukaso is obeyed ho will have to tost Ik winch is tho strongor—"Red Raggcrs" 1 or unionism. 1 On tho other liand, tho president of the Wharf Labourers' Union declares t that the conforonco is trying a gamo I °' bluff, and that it is absurd to threaten tho suspension of members. Tlie I'elawmain coll'fcry is idle ow- > mg to tho management's inability to . got coal away from Newcastle. Other pits are suffering to a less extent. WHARF WORKERS' DEMANDS. , NEW conditions for federal PORTS.

(llec. Deccmbor 8, B.SO p.m.) Melbourne, December 8. Tho demands of tho watorsido work, ers, to bo submitted to tho steamship owners, asks for an increase of 33 per centum on current rates of pay, namely, 2s. an hour ordinary time, at all main ports except in Queensland, whero 2s. Gd. an hour is asked. Overtime pay is fixed at time and a half, with doublo time for work done between Saturday '■ at noon and Monday morning, except for Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day, for which days 10s. an hour is .wanted. Tho mftn stipulate that thoy will not bo required to work with sailors or ' with non-unionists, and will not bo asked to receivo cargo from nonunionists during a striko. 111 tho caso of mon having to bo vaccinated under tho regulation, they demand £1 for t ■ each time a man, has to undergo tho operation. . The draft agreement proposes that three sacks should constitute 0110 man's load for a two-wheel truck, truckers to do no other work. . In tho accident insurance scheme, for which the employers aro responsible, it ' is suggested that tho payments to the fund should rango from 355. weekly to ■ a maximum of £000. BOYCOTT COLLAPSES. (Ree. December 8, 8.30 p.m.) • ' ! Sydney, December 8. Tlie Sydney; w'harfmon's opposition to tho Labour (Conference's ukaso that ; they must woi-k all vessels in the Union /". Company not/cngairod in the Now Zealand trade has collapsed. After Mr. Hughes liad i>'isitcd_tlio wharf and used his .personal influenco, two of t'ho gangs commenced djiscliaveing tho T'ofua. The crew-oi tho Karitane. which left the S'oSsol on' her arrival, liavo agreed to sign on agiiiiu. The Newcafetlo coal trimmers havo de-

. clinod to load tho Ngahoro and Ngal lcutii for New Zealand.. Loading is now ? • proceeding tritho'ut their assistance. The crew of tho steamer Brisbane still remain on board the vessel, though • their notice lias expired. It is reported that the owners declined tho men's invitation to remove them. (Rec. December 9, 1.10 a.m.) Sydney, December ,8. The i ci'ano employees at Nowcastlo have,decided to adopt tho Trades Union Cohfcrence's'ukase Kii'd-loacl' all vessela excepting tlioso on the New. Zealand • run. ,