INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 15, 15 May 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

MINERS’ WAGES

«By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)

London, May 14. The independent Chairman in North » Staffordshire gave awards satisfying ' the miners. The wages range from 5s to 6s 2d for men and from Is 7d to 4s lOd for boys. The Leicestershire awards are also satisfactory. A sub-committee of the National Health Insurance Committee recommend better pay for outworkers, and thaf they should be treated similarly to inworkers under the Insurance Act, while it should be made permissible for the poorer paid outworkers to determine their contributions according to the work done. Lord St. Aldwyn, at the Conciliation Board at Cardiff, rejected the masters’ demand for a decrease and the men’s demand for an increase, but it ia believed that the men will probably succeed at the next review of the wage rates before Juno 30. THE TAILORS’ STRIKE. (Received 15, 9.15 a.m.) London, May 14. The West End tailors are gradually returning to work, but the East lenders demand a nine hours’ day less 1} hours for meal times, (lay work instead of piecework, and improved work I shop accommodation. - The Amalgamated Tailors’ officials adhere to their refusal to countenance the strike.

BOOTMAKERS’ DISPUTE

Auckland, May 14

The Conciliation Board had before it to-day a dispute between the New Zealand Federated Bootmakers’ Association operatives and the Boot Manufacturers’ Industrial Union of Employers, with regard to a demand for inci eased wages and a general improvement of the conditions of labour. The Court consisted of Messrs. Harle Giles (chairman), Hutchison, and Barnes (Auckland), and the assessors. Mr. Prior, for the employers, stated that they,were not prepared to go on with the matter before the Council, objecting to it being only a local dispute, and they desired a Dominion award. The more fact that the Department had failed to have the new regulations framed and printed was no reason for the Department putting any bar to a reference being tiled. He asked the operatives’ federation to withdraw the present proceedings and take steps to obtain a Dominion award. Mr. Whiting, for the operatives, demurred. Mr. Prior insisting, the Court adjourned till 4 p.rn., with a view to enable a modified claim to be brought by the Union. IMPORTED LABOUR. Wellington, May 14. Thq Minister of Labour, the Hon. G. Laurenson, in reply to a communication from the Wellington Industrial Association, urging the Government to bring skilled Ipbour from Home to relieve the existing shortages, states that after careful consideration, the Cabinet has, decided that it cannot see its way, to do anything in this direction..; The Association, at its meeting to-night, considered the Minister’s reply unsatisfactory, end resolved to approach other associations throughout the Dominion with a view of taking joint action.

PIECE-WORK EARNINGS

(Received 15, 10.40 a.m.) Loudon, May 14

The miners’ grievance in South Wales, is that Lord St. Aldwyn did not sufficiently recognise the earnings of piecework men. Therefore the owners Were encouraged to put everybody on day wages.