WORK AND WAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3, 4 September 1913, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

' LABOR MATTERS. TRANSPORTERS UNION LOCKED OUT. [ By Electric Telegraph- -Copyright Times— Sydney Sun Special Cable;London, September 3. The Coal Merchants' Association h locking out members of tho Transportel's' Union. , It does not bar any union acting in a lawful manner, but bars the transporters. This involves the dismissal of ninny hundreds. THE BUILDING INDUSTRIES. London, September 3. Lord Beauchamp, replying to the London Building Industrie*' Federation,' refused to dismiss three met; lor refusing to strike. EMPLOYERS HIT BACK. (Received 8.4.0 a.m.) London, September 3. The employers in the coal trade re Haliated by locking out 1000 union ists. No coal is being delivered.

THE BROKEN HILL DEPUTE, (Received 9.85 a.m.) Sydney, September 4. The Lithgow shop assistants at Broken Hill, defeated a proposal to resume, pending an award, and declined to continue tin- strike. The central wecutive resolved to strike a levy fo" :ii(> support of the strikers. HUNTING THE BLACKLEGS. (Received 10.25 a.m.) London, September 3. Members of the the building indus tries federation decided to continue the strike until all the blacklegs are withdrawn. THE WORKERS' CONDITIONS. Times—Sydney Sun Special Cables. London, September 3. The Times, iu a special article insisting on the failure of trades unionism, says that between 1902 and 1900 eleven million working days were lost by strikes in Great Britain. In 191 i forty millions were lost, while the working conditions became harsher and harder. Tho workers were not onh being speeded .up by the employers, but were also socially screwed down by the new governing classes. With trades unionism pure and simple work ers went ahead. With political trades unionism they were cjoing backward.

POLITICAL ACTION APPROVED. (Received 10.55 a.m.) London, September 3. At the Trades Union Congress, AT'; Harvey, Miners' Union delegate, moved, and the Congress adopted, a resolution emphasising the importance of the ballot which is proceeding under the Trades Union Act of 1013. and strongly recommending all trade* unionists to vote in favor of unions undertaking political action. Mr Harvey described the miners as the pioneers of political activity-, and. "said that the money expended in that direction was the finest investment ever made (Cheers ')