THE LABOR TROUBLES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2027, 1 April 1890, Page 1

THE LABOR TROUBLES.

London, March 29, Forty thousand -Dicham miners threaten to go out unless the owners agree to a demand of 28 per cent increase of wages. The bootmakers in East London are out, demanding work in factories instead of home work. The strike among the Liverpool dock laborers is virtually over, and thousands of men are resuming work on the masters’ terms. The Berlin Labor Conference has closed its sittings. It recommends the establishment of courts of arbitration and periodical international conferences to deal with the subject of labor. The Conference also recommends that there should be a weekly day of rest for all operatives, and Sunday is preferred as the day. In cases where continuous production is necessary, the Conference considers that there should be a free Sunday every fortnight. Paris, March 29. M. Constans, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has given notice to to the State employes prohibiting them from taking part in the national demonstration on May Ist in favor of eight hours’ labor. Sydney, March 29, The Intercolonial Wharf Labor Conference has opened its proceedings. It has adopted the eight hours system, but left it to the various colonies to decide the hours of commencing work and that of knocking off. The question of a uniform rate of wages is postponed until the next conference.