INDUSTRIAL UNREST
AFFECTED BY STRIKES,
HALF A MILLION WORKERS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 22, 9.45 p.m. London, September 22. The trade report on strikes and lockouts shows that over half a million workers were affected in 1910. This i 8 the highest since 1893.
WALLSEND WHEELERS RESUME. Sydney, September 22. The Wallsend wheelers will resume work on Monday. TROUBLE AT MOUNT LYELL. Melbourne, September 22. The manager of the Mount Lycll mine states that a strike is imminent through the company discharging a member of the union for having entered the mine to investigate an alleged case of overtime. He adds that he would welcome a strike, as it would allow of an overhaul of the machinery. The biggest contractor in Melbourne has agreed to the laborers' demands for ten shillings a day. BUILDERS' STRIKE ENDED. Received 23, 1 a.m. Melbourne, September 22. The builders and laborers' strike lias ended. While not recognising l.js, the minimum claimed, the masters are paying the rate pending the Wages Board's decision.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 79, 23 September 1911, Page 5
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