WORK AND WAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1, 31 December 1913, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

COLLIERS’ THREE-SHIFT SYSTEM

[By Electric Telegraph—CopyrightJ L United Press Association.] (Received 9.40 a.ra.) Loudon, December 30. Tlio Miners’ Federation Executive Las recommended the Northumberland Association to' call out men at the three-shift collieries to secure the abolition of the three-shift system.

MINERS AND POLITICS.

London, December 30,

The council of the Derbyshire Miners Association resolved that unless Mr Henyon’s election expenses are paid a ballot of members will be taken on the question of seceding politically from the Miners’ Federation.

HOURS OF BAR-TENDERS.

(Received 11.55 a.m.) '■ Sydney, December 31

An award 1 has been, issued fixing the hours of barmen and barmaids in the metropolitan area at 56 weekly, to be ‘worked within days. They are awaiting a general increase in wages. INCREASE FOR MINERS. (Received 11.55 a.m.) London, December 30. Lord St. Aldwyn has increased his 1 minima in the award in 1 1 1 e South Wales case. Colliers entrusted with 1 working “places,” timber men, re--1 pairers arid rippers receive an extra penny arid all lower paid workmen twopence. \ SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS. Capetown, December 30. It is reported that there are grave prospects of a recrudescnce of the strife in the railway workshops in South Africa. The men complain of arbitary dismissals and .renewal of the system of retrenchment despite abundance of work.