THE LABOR TROUBLES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2023, 22 March 1890, Page 1

THE LABOR TROUBLES.

London, March 18. The strike in the boot trade was averted by the masters accepting the men’s terms. The Liverpool dockers have repudiated the agreement to work for employers who conceded the terms demanded, A basis of settlement is being discussed by the strikers. Thousands of operatives in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and other counties have been thrown out of work by the colliers’ strike. It is feared the supply of gas in the districts affected by the strike will fail shortly. March 19, The union of colliery owners is weak, end much divided in opinion. It is, therefore, thought that the strike will be brief. Thirteen thousand imported laborers are now employed in Liverpool docks. The colliers’ strike has benefited the Durham and Northumberland miners, who are taking no part in it. The colliery owners in Lancashire and Cheshire remain obdurate, but those at 1 Leicester are yielding to the demands of the men, The shipping at Hull is largely affected. The strike has resulted in 30,000 mill hands being thrown out of work. Coal is being retailed in London at £2 per ton. The Liverpool dock men are experiencing great distress, and are resuming work. The Warwickshire owners have accepted an immediate increase of 5 per cent, with a promise of 5 per cent, more | [when it js conceded elsewhere. Berlin, March 19. ; The delegates to the Labor Conference have dined with the Emperoir. M, Simmon, the French delegate, sat on ithe Kaiser’s right hand. Count Moltke and Count Herbert Bismarck were present.