LABOR DISPUTES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2037, 24 April 1890, Page 1

LABOR DISPUTES.

Berlin, April 21. The strike of spinners and weavers at Mulhansen, near Bisle,’ has thrown seventeen thousand people out of employment. April 22. The miners in SilesiA ; are quieting down, Thn caase of strikers at W ilkowitz is declining. t Vienna, April 21. The Austrian Government has refused to grant holidays to State employes on May Ist, but private firms have consented to do so, It was the action of the Prussian anarchists which instigated the Austrian Government to refuse their employes a holiday on May Ist. Amsterdam, April 21. The authorities of lids city have forbidden the proposed procession of workmen. Paris, April 21.

It is stated that owing to the violent conduct of the leaders at recent Socialist meetings the authorities in Ibis city have been ordered to rigorously suppress the labour demonstration on May Ist. The Parisian workmen intend to signalise the labour detuonsiraliou by proceeding to the Chamber of Deputies, and demanding eight hours a day, Sydney, April 22. The Maritime Office ra Union is making overtures to ‘he Seamen’s Union to support each other, Auckland, April 22. Thirty-threa tailoresses and three boys, employed us impressers, went on strike from Mcßride’s clothing pre. raises at Auckand at the call of the Tailoresses’ and Pressers Union. The reason given for the strike is that Mcßride has failed to pay the rate of wages fixed by the Dunedin log recently adopted by (lie Union. The Knights of Labour intend to publish a list of the names of these shopkeepers who do not close early, and they will forward it to the various Labor Unions, The Tailoresses’ Unkm have imposed a levy upon all its raemb-rs on behalf of the tailoresses’ and apprentices on strike. It is considered probable that the strike will extend. Two officers of the Janet Nicoll left the steamer at Auckland in consequence of the employment of Kanaka hbour.