LABOUR DISPUTES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 161, 3 April 1920, Page 7

LABOUR DISPUTES

- ... ~,.• —.— . .. BRITISH MINERS ( ADVISED TO: - ACCEPT OFFER-' STRIKE NOT LIKELY T,O BE AUTHORISED By-Telegraph—Bress AEPOciation—Copyright London, March 31. Mr. - Frank Hodges, secretary of the-. Miners' Federation, advises, the miners to accept the Government offer. There is a general feeling that there is little, likeli-.. hood that tlie-Miners' Federation, will give, the • two-thirda 1 majority • necessary ' to' aiithorisp . a .strike. South'. Wales' and ' Scotland, are expected to favour a strike, but tho Midlands will strongly-oppose'it... »-Aus!-N.Z. Cable Assn. " . . DOCKERS' WAGES '.'. NBW 'AWARD CONCEDES WORKERS' DEMANDS. ' ~.. . . . ' , . ' London, March 30. . ' The Dockers' .Court of Inquiry recommends a niini'm'riin wage of IBs. a day for;; all 'workers; and also recommends: that■a central fund should,.be. toenable the industry to make provision-j for unemployment. The award thus 'concedes the workers' demands.—Aus.-N.Z. ! Cable Assn. • / ' . TRAmykN's'dispute : EMPLOYEES' NEW. OFFER : ACCEPTED. .. London, 30. The tiamwaymen's leaders , have iic-' cepted the employers' new offer of an increase of -sb. Cd. per week. This decision was arrived at after the Ministry, of :Labour -had.-,intervened, because the. Industrial- CounciL had failed to solve the tram and 'bus dispute. The ,men had rejected an offer of a 4s. weekly increase in. wages—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ••(Rec. April 2, 5.5 p.m-.)., ■-: . ■ London, March :31, The 'bus'and tram'dispute has /been settled, the men, accepting' an increase of 53.-.per week .and n further ..shilling' on June t.—Aus.-N.Z., Cable Assn. ■ , ROURAIX TEXTILE WORKERS ' RIOTING EESULTS PROM, WAGES ; ■'. - DISPUTE. ! Paris,-March .31.- ;. Serious, rioting occurred in the ,Roubaix dishict owing to tho refusal of the textile workers to accept a rise, of 3 2-3 ■ times Ihe./pre-war wage. This represents the increase in the cost of 1 living. There have been many : acls-of ;violence,- anil trumcars and taxis were attacked,- arid their' occupants-injured.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable 'Assn. .■ j: COMPULSORY ARBITRATION ■ CONDEMNED BY NEW YORK, ; ■ PAPER. ' • New York, March 30. ~ ; The.','Ne,w- York Tjmes." in an editorial' comment on a recent statement of .Mr..: JI., Y. Braddon (ex-Commissioner for. .Australia'in the. United States 1 ) on com-: "pulsory arbitration, says it is ba'sed 'on wrong principles; and cautions America, against adopting the Australian system.. It'concludes, by-saying'that the American way of "getting together", is the best method for settling all manner "of disputes - .—Aus.-NIZ.- Cable Assn. . t "