STRIKES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1971, 30 January 1914, Page 7

STRIKES.

PREVENTIVE ACTION BY SYDNEY UNIONS.

Included in the minutes of the executive, which were adopted at last week's meeting -of the I/nbour Conner! of New South Wales, was a circular, whfeh lias been sent out to the 120 affiliated mrioiis. , . Tho circular set put that, in view of the firoiviiiK tqmicncy on the part of a number of unions to revert to the use nf thn strike method as against-tiro conciliation and industrial arlutrat-ioH methods at their disposal, and the con* sequent industrial unrest' tit prc-sej-rt prevailing in a number of industries, tho executive has deemed it necessary, in tho interests of. sane unionism, to request ail affiliated unions' to refrain from joining in any strike oonfcrettcc or other movement of a like conference unless such conference ho coiiveiwd by tho council; and to tako im notion in the way of striking until first fmiaiiltiiiß the Labour Council's executive ramniittfie. fho council wishes to ho notified of any trouble of impending trouble, in order that assistance irtny he afionfcrl in !)iin?inu about a settle went of any disflute. None of the delegates raised any objection to the eirctttar, which, as a matter of fact, was adopted \vith»Ut any discussion.