LABOUR TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3595, 6 October 1920, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES.

AMERICAN TEXTILE WORKERS. 0 : Received 9.45 a.m. ' WASHINGTON, October 5.' A message from Manchester, New Hampshire says that the united textile workers of America will shortly consider a proposition to raise a million dollars fund for combating any attempt to lower wages in the American textile industry. • FORTY-FOUR HOURS WEEK. JUSTICE BIGGINS' FINDING. Received 9.5 a.m. MELBOURNE, This Day. Justice Higgans has concluded an inquiry into the question of a standard arguments that any loss of production •forty-four hours week. , Replying to could be made good by the installation of more machinery and consequent increased employment, Justice Higgins declared that he would never be a party to an arrangement which would add burdens to the community and employers beyond the necessities of the moment. He would not reduce the number of hours on the ground that by so doing he would be creating "more employment. COKE WORKERS' AWARD ; Received 11 a.m, SYDNEY, This Day. Justice Hibble has awarded the eoke workers a 3/- daily increase in wages. SEAMEN'S STOP-WORK MEETING. Received 1(5.25 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day. The seamen held a stopwork meeting. The deliberations were strictly secret, but it is understood they are combining with the waterside workers to abolish labour bureaux on the waterfront, and also opposing' ithe employment of coloured- labour on certain vessels. BROKEN HILL DISPUTE. WORK TO BE RESUMED. Received 10.25 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day. The Council of the Miners' Federation will consider to-day the question of resumption of work at the Broken Hill mines. Mr. Smith, president of the Trades and Labournr?' Union at Broken HiU. said h« was glad to hear the 'Companies were resuming as soon as possible, and added "We are prepared to resume immediately. CLOTHING TRADES AWARD. Received 10.50 a.m. PERTH, This Day. The Arbitration Court award reduces the hours in the "clothing trades from 48 to 44 weekly, and raises the minimum wage from 30/- to 45/- per week. BRITISH MINING TROUBLE. OVER 10.000 MINERS ON STRIKE. LONDON, October 5. Seven thousand miners are striking in Wales, three thousand in Scotland and some in other districts. The executives advise rejection of the owners ' offer.