NOVELTY IN THE WAY OF STRIKES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2946, 5 December 1916, Page 6

NOVELTY IN THE WAY OF STRIKES

♦ — NEW FOREMAN NOT PROPERLY INTRODUCED. A novelty in the way of strikes was described at tho Munitions Tribunal Caxton Hall, London, recently. Ifc appears that 240 men struck i'or two days because their . employers had shown lack of courtesy in introducing a now foreman without notifying the: men of the appointment. Proceedings wore taken against 25 of the men'. For tho workers, the Court was told that it was tho custom to introduce a ' new foreman with the remark, "Mr. , this' will bo your now foreman in '-. future." The first they heard from the new foreman was a threat to suspend a man. • i Mr. Gibb (manager) said it would be impossible to introduce a foreman to 4000 men. Tho workmen replied that there wero only 50 men concerned. They did nob expect Mr. Gibb to introduce the men to the wholo factory, or to tho young 1 ladies in the shop. \ Another workman said that they did ; not know the foreman's name. He was . ordering the men about,: and tliey thought that ho was a policeman. " Sir TC. Wallace said it would have been fretter if the men had been in- , formcu of tho now appointment} but the Court would not impose any penalty, and hoped in future things would work harmoniously. • , Loua cheers greeted this decision.