LABOUR TROUBLES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 125, 20 February 1919, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS

SUMMONED BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE London, February 15. Mr. Lloyd George is summoning during the present month a meeting of representatives of Capital, and Labour, equivalent to a National Peace Congress for Industry, to thoroughly thrash out every question,, whether concerning the Government, the workers, or the employers,:-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn..

A. PERMANENT CONGRESS .COHTEIt

PLATED. (Rec. February 19, 11.50 p.m.) London, February 10. The "Daily' Express" states that the dislocation of 1 trade and the interruption of reconstruction owing to the strike and the epidemic are causing the Government great anxiety. Mr. Lloyd Georges proposal contemplates a permanent congress to which all industrial disputes will be submitted. The Labour Party unanimously favours the proposal.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. -

RAIYWAYWS DISPUTE

AN ARRANGEMENT COME TO.

(Rec. February 19, 7.20 p.m.) London, February 18. The Press Bureau states: The Board of Trade has arranged a Mmfereuce between the executive of the National Unions ot Baihvaymen and the Underground Railway Companies, and an arrangement resulted from the meeting.-Aus.-N.A Cable Assn.

THE BELFAST BALLOT

RUMOURS OF "FAKE" TACTICS.

London, February 10. "Lloyd's Sunday News" states that there arc persistent rumours at Belfast that in tho. ballot against the acceptance of the shipbuilding and engineering employers' proposal flagrantly "faked" tactics were adopted with the cognisance of the strike wnnmittees. In any other circumstances these would have invalidated tlio entire proceedings.—Aus.-N.Z. Coble Assn.'

AN OFFER FROM THE EMPLOYERS.

Belfast, February 18. It is unofficially reported that tlie employers have asked the men to XMijnie work on a forty-seven-hour-week basis, promising to concede a forty-four-bour week when peace is.signed, The police deny a, report that warrams have been issued for the arrest of ihe strike leaders.—Aus.-N.Z. Cal/.e Affii, unemploymentTcompensatiqn RESTRICTION OF FUTURE PAYMENTS. London, February l!>. Owing to the enormous amount of unemployment compensation paid in Ireland through people abandoning work, amounting to half a million sterling to the end of January, the Government is restricting future payments U> demobilised soldiers and workers in specified trades.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn,