WORK AND WAGES.
[MARITIME STRIKE POSSIBLE. lieceived 2U, 15.50 a.m. Sydney, January 25. lrouble is brewing with tlie waterworkers. A small strike has occurred on the part of the lumpers working the Adelaide, and HowardtsniilVs steamers The men object to handle copper ore and bullion at the same rates as fur gem nil cargo, ami demanded to be paid the rates given for loading such articles on deep sea vessel:;, Ihe position is a delicate one, and a spark may start a maritime strike. Non-union labor to handle the ore on coastal steamers is bei l" freely u,ed. Ihe unionists, in addition to their request for deep sea rates, make a return to work conditional on the nonunionists employed since baturdiy last, being dispelled with.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 26 January 1907, Page 3
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125WORK AND WAGES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 26 January 1907, Page 3
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