CLYDE ENGINEERING STRIKE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2397, 1 March 1915, Page 6

CLYDE ENGINEERING STRIKE

; iWAB MUNITIONS URGENTLY REQUIRED. i London, February 26. i . Sir George 'Askwith, Chief Industrial > Commissioner, and chairman of-the War j,''.'.Strike''Committee, has written to the ; unions ooncernod m tbe Clyde engineerking, strike, stating tliat lie is instructed by: the' Government that it is important I- 'that munitions /urgently required by the i 'Army and Navy should be supplied,.and S'-'Ae must call for the resumption of work [■"" ton Monday; morning. .•' r ■ ~ ' Later. 1. Sir George Askwith states that the {:/; Clyde engineering dispute. has been re-' jW ;ferred to the Arbitration Court. ■[ ■ 1 (Reo. February 28, 7.15 p.m.) l i i. . .'London, February 27. | - ■ Tile Government Committee [. ; recommends employers and employees i .engaged in war work to endeavour to i, stop strikes immediately in order, to. t .secure a full output; abolish restrictive f trade union rules and customs; employ '. '.women if , necessary, in making, shells and fusos in order to speed up production; refer disputes promptly to the ; Government tribunal in order to avert : stoppages. Tne Committee guarantees i ' workers and trade.'unions that nothing ■ nill be, done .to prejudice/ them after the war. :

j • ' A CONFERENCE FAILS. . (Reo. February 28, 5.5 -p.m.) i . London, February 27. r.:.Sir George Askwith states that a con- | ference has failed to settle the shipyard dispute. . All the unions affected will I (confer on Tuesday. v . j . : ' . i MALTA COAL-HEAVERS STRIKE. | (Rec. February 28, 5.5 p.m.) London, February 27. < ■ The coal-heavers at-Malta have, struck l' : Jor-higher "'.wages." ' ' ■ -v