Seamen's Strike in Melbourne

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 93, 16 January 1886, Page 2

Seamen's Strike in Melbourne

[BBVTBBS* TB&EOXAHB.I ' MEJUBomunB, January 16. ] The men brought •ver from New Zealand by the Waihora bare been diitri-; bated amonj; the various shipofa-nfri, there being only a few abgdntew when called upon. • t The members of the Cooks' and; Steward's Union have decided to go out; •n strike to»day. A meeting of the S«a-, men's Union was held last night when! they declined to agree to the appointment' of a Board of Conciliation, and pledged: themselves to resume work ©nlv when tlie! demands or the laborers* were satisfied., The Employers, Union, acting in conjunction with the Trades Council, is en-l deavouring to intercede for a settlement of the difficulty. In. ; cohsequcnee of the strike, the departure of the ooastinf steamers are being delayed. ' Stdsbt, January 15. i The cooks and stewards here are in accord with the strikers, and giring them ; considerable tujjpoif. The Sydney ship- ' owners, are unanimous in their determine stion not to giv« way. Further develop- ; memts in the dispute art anxiously: awaittd. ;. ' . a..": '" " '.' .-.'■'] Rooeired January 16, 1.40 a.m. ; Mblboubnb, January IS. Shipowners arc niakmg vigorous efforts . to replnce the crews, and are meeting 1 with partial success; The engineers have followed tile example of the seamen and have issued a notice announcing their intention to strike work. It is expressly stipulated, however, that this action does not apply to the Union Company of New Zealand. . Sydney, January 15. The seamen on the Intercolonial steamers, acting in concert with the Melbourne .strikers and crew of Messrs Howard and . ; Smith's 8.8. Itodondo have given formal; notice of their intention to cease work at -, ouee. . : " ■ , .