WORK AND WAGES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 139, 21 September 1910, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES

AN ULTIMATUM. •By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright London, September 19. The Cotton Spinners' Federation has decided that unless the Fernhill dispute is settled by October 1 they will close all their mills. One hundred thousand hands will be affeoted. AN ARMY OF OPERATIVES. Received September 21, 12.30 a.m. London, September 20. In connection with the threatened dosing of the cotton mills, 700 mills and 150,000 operatives would be immediately affected, and 350,000 operatives ultimately. , THE POINT IN DISPUTE. In reference to the cotton spinners' dispute, the masters state that picking seeds off machinery with an awl was customary for many years. The denial of the employers' right to question grinders' duties aggravates the seriousness of the situation, and they declare that negotiations' with the Card-room Amalgamation is impossible until the instructions to grinders to refuse to pick off seed is withdrawn. SHORT-LIVED STRIKE. London, September 19. Twelve -thousand Cambrian miners have struck, but there is a prospect of tTieir resuming to-morrow and putting themselves in order by giving notice for October I. HASTY WEL^HMEfc Received September 21, 12.30 a.m. London, September 20. Miners from other districts attended the meeting of the Cambrian Combine miners on Sunday, which resolved that a strike begin the following day. When they re-voted yesterday, calmer conditions prevailed, and they decided to return to work, at the same time tendering a month's notice from October 1. Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., representing the Combine, refused permission to resume, and eventually met a deputation of the striken and arranged for a provincial settlement of the original dispute. LOCK-OUT PAY. London, September 19. The boilefmakers are now receiving back lock-out pay at the rate of 10s per week. There is a more hopeful feeling as to a settlement, and it is expected that the assurances required by the employers will be given.

THE EDINBURGH AGREEMENT.

Received September 20, 11.35 a.m. London, September 20.

The speakers at a mass meeting of boilermakers at Newcastle, favored the flew Edinburgh agreement, all to'be paid time rates and the Board of Tradßto settle future disputes within a fortnight. Men breaking an agreement would, under the agreement, suffer a 5 per cent, reduction, and in the event of the masters breaking! they would concede a 5 per cent, advance. NO PAY FOR STRIKE LEADERS. Sydney, September 20. Pelawmain Lodge, by a large majority, rejected a motion' to strike a levy to compensate the Newcastle strike leaders. THE BUTCHERS' DISPUTE. Sydney, September 20. The dispute of the Australian Federated Butchers and the employees respecting slaughtering, is to go to the Federal Arbitration Court.