INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 50, 23 February 1912, Page 2

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

A MINIMUM WA'Ge! ' (Received 22, VI.ID n.m.'l London, February LV Lord. - Mersey, fodlO" arbitrated, in the Glasgow dockers’ dispute, has decided in favour of the masters. The coal owners and miners liavo accepted Mr Asquith’s invitation for separate conferendes with , soihfe mem-bers-of Cabinet.: '‘ 1 ‘“ M4 ' ' ' : The executive of the International Miners’ Federation discussed sympathetic action. The French and Belgian delegates promised active tion.Many British collieries are barricading their pits. Some have engaged exsoldiers to guard their properties, particularly stores of coal. 11 • . The English miners have replied to the masters’ offer, and demand the following minimum wage for coal getters: Yorkshire’ 7s 6d, Lancashire 7s, Midlands 6s to 7s, Derbyshire 7s IJd to '7s 6d’; minimum for other adults, os. They refuse the proposal that wages should not be changed for two years hut are willing to establish committees to secure the fair working of the scheme.

A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE. (Received 22, 11.0 a.m.) Adelaide, February 22. The brewers’ strike has been settled by conference. WEARING UNION BADGES. (Received 22, 10.0 a.m.) Melbourne, February 22. In the Arbitration Court case, witnesses in the Adelaide and Melbourne tramway services testified that they had been subjected to abuse because they had nob worn badges. The President of the Court .stated that ho thought he saw a way of settlement, and a conference was arranged and the Court adjourned.