ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND " STRIKERS." SEA-BORNE COAL TRADE AT A STANDSTILL. London, August 27.
The coal porters at the London 'depots havo also made a demand for higher wage*. The sea-borne coal trade is at a standstill. One hundred thousand men are now " on strike." Excepting dock labourers and stevedores, none of the men on strike are directed by Union Councils. The assistance given to the strikers is spasmodic and unlikely to last. Parleying is proceeding with the view-of effecting an amicable arrangement of matters in dispute, bub the companies hesitate to yield certain points. The Socialist Burns is acting on behalf of the strikers. Thousands of tons of New Zealand frozen meat are rotting in the holds of vessels in port, and prices are consequently doubling.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 398, 31 August 1889, Page 5
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126ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND " STRIKERS." SEA-BORNE COAL TRADE AT A STANDSTILL. London, August 27. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 398, 31 August 1889, Page 5
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