INDUSTRIAL UNREST

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 124, 16 November 1911, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL UNREST

THREATEXIXG THE XATIOX. UXIOXISM DENOUNCED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 15, 11 p.m. London, November 15. Lord Claud Hamilton, in a letter to the press, urges the repeal of the Trades Disputes Act. The unions no longer confined their activities to their own particular industries. They were endeavoring to create a federation which, under the present law, would paralyse trade communications and food supplies, threatening the nation's existence. Lord Hamilton has accepted the presidency of the newly-fornred Trades Disputes Act Reform League. LXCREASE OF PAY TO RAILWAYMEN.

London, November 14. The London and North-Western Railway has granted additional increases of pay, involving £30,000 annually. COALHEAVERS SUPERSEDED. London, November 14. The Grimsby coalheavcrs struck, and the employers immediately advertised, guaranteeing a wage from 50s to 80s weekly. They were besiegqd by applications, and the work was resumed. THE MINIMUM WAGE. London, November 14. The Miners' Federation discussed the minimum wage, and adjourned till tomorrow. The prospects '.ire' in favor of a peaceful settlement in view of the Conciliation Board's decision to consider the minimum wage question.