LABOUR UNREST

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 177, 22 April 1920, Page 5

LABOUR UNREST

RAILWAYMEN'S DEMANDS TALK OF NATIONAL STRIKE (Br Telegraph-Presa Association-Copyright Cardiff, April 20. The railwaynie.i demand a minimum of .£5 a week, ami also a 50 per cent, decrease in the price of neccssancs. They havo asked the Triple Labour Alliance to consider a national strike in the event of a refusal of these terms.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. MINERS GIVE NOTICE TO STRIKE < London, April 20. Two hundred thousand _ South Wales miners have tendered notice to strike a fortnight hence, owing to tlio failure to settle a dispute concerning earnings in abnormal parts of the mines.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AVERAGE WAGES INCREASE London, April 20. The "Labour Gazette" plums that increases in wages in all industries outrage ISO per cent, above pre-war ratts.— "The Times." DOCK WORKERS' AWARD ACCEPTED London,- April 20. The dock employers have accepted.tlio award, giving workers a standard wage of lCs. a day.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

BUSMEN'S STRIKE POSTPONED London, April 20. The London Omnibus Company lias offered an increase of five shillings a week. The men demanded ton shillings. The strike lias! been postponed' pending a conference.—Aus.-N.'Z. Cable Assn. BROKEN HILL MINERS REJECT OFFER Melbourne, April 21. The Broken Hill miners have rejected the offer of the companies for a settlement—Press Assn. FIXING LENGTHJMYORKING WEEK ' Adelaide, April £1. . The Chambers of Commerce Conference carried a motion urging the Federal Government to amend the Arbitration Act and fix the number of hours to ba worked weekly and appoint a commission to report on tho effect of shorter working hours upon production And the cost of living—Press Assn. (Rec. April 21, 9.40 p.m.) Melbourne/ April 21. At tho Commonwealth Arbitration

Court during tho hearing of the claim of the Timber Workers' Union for higher wages and a 44-hoiir week, Mr, Justice Higgins suggested that representatives of the combined Employers' Federations and Trades Halls throughout Australia should appear before him to consider the possibility of substituting a 44-hour working week as tho standard, in place of tlio present 48-hour week.—Press Assn. MARITIME UNIONS'" FEDERATION Sydney, April 21. A movement is on foot to bring alxmt a federation of oil tlio maritime unions, including the Merchant Service Guild ani the Transport Workers' Union, with tho object of preventing individual action by any organisation which may involve other unions in an industrial struggle without first ascertaining the iviews of all concerned. An inter-State conference will be held at an early date in Melbourne to launch the new organisation.—Press Assn.