SHIPYARD STRIKE.
London, Dec. 6,
Tho Shipbuilders' Federation is quietly preparing for a test of strength with tho labor unions which may precipitate a general striko equal to the great engineers’ strike of a few years ago. Tho shipbuilders say they have suffered for years from the restriction of the output countenanced by the unions, and havo decided to introduce radical reforms in tho way of labor-saving machinery. This means a reduction in the prico of piecework, on which almost all the yards are running. The builders say that if the men accept the introduction of machine tools, most of which are of American origin, and agreo to run the yards at their full capacity, it will enable them not only to make wages but will largely increase the output of tho builders have small hope that the reform will be accomplished without a stiff fight, but they believe the time is ripe for the experiment, since thousands of men are clamoring for work and many pf the new machino3 can be run by unskilled laborer.
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 810, 27 January 1903, Page 3
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