INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 23, 24 May 1912, Page 6

INDUSTRIAL UNREST.

A LEGAL QUIBBLE. . (Received 24, 10.50 a.m.) London, May; 23. i Tib© Millwall watchman belonged to the Foreman's Union but. ,did not come under the same legal category as the lightermen and the latter insisted on his" joining thehv union. He refusod and this led to the stnke. MINEESTWAGES. (Recoivedy 24, 9.10 a.m.) London, May 23. Sir Walter Lawrence has awarded the South Stafford and East Worcester underground workers 4s and boys Is lOd to 3s. The coal owners state that th© award is too high for many South York•shire collieries and will tend to the discharge of old men ivho are at pre- j sent gladly earning 2us weekly. Numbers of old pits must close,, but new ones will be little affected. \The men are disappointed, as they as-ied oD, hoping to get 7s 6d, but only get 6s 9d. THE MASTERS BLAMED. (Received 24, 9.10 a.m.) London,, May 23. The lightermen admit that the case of the watchman was the pretext hut affirm that the masters violated several points in existing agreements. The whole question of pay and hours would be raised, including a minimum wage of 7s 6d per day. A LABOUR" CONFERENCE. Wellington, May 21. The Federation of Labour Conferoneo to-day' decided to receive deputations to-morrow from the Unite; Labour Party and the New Zealand Socialist party. The Board of directors of the "Maoriland Worker" newspaper presented a report and balancesheet which the conference considered eminently satisfactory. The Waihi trouble is now under discussion.