LABOR DISPUTES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2059, 14 June 1890, Page 1

LABOR DISPUTES.

London, JunelC. Three thousand dock labourers at Gloucester have struck work owing to an alleged breaeh of agreement or/tbe part of the employers. Great irritation is being rn»nifested at several oiher parts, and it is likely that the action of the employers will lead to more strikes, Mr H. H. Champion, the labour agitator, who was about to visit Australia on a lecturing t<ur in connection with tradps union matters, has postponed bis departure on account of his having received a commission from the Emppror William of Germany to report on trades unions in Europp. The Metropolitan police have formed a union. June 12. Mr Cecil Kaikes, the Postmaster. General, has suspended and imposed a fine on me hundred postmen who attended a union meeting. The decision has caused a great commotion at the Central Posi Office. Paris, June 12. Six thousand miners at St. Etienne a town in the department of Loire, have goue on strike. Sydney, June 11. The Wharf Labourers' Union have issued an appeal to the various trades unions throughout Australasia tor support in the event of any struggle taking place with the employers, Auckland, June 12. The Lumpers' Union have objected to the coaling of the Union Company's steamprs at Kussell by Maoris, and the services of the latter Were declined when the Tarawera was at Russell. Christohuech, June 12.

A deputation from the "lrades and Labor Council waited by arrangement on a large meeting of the Master Bakers' Association in regard to journeyman's grievances, and the refusal of certaiu masters to carry out the compromise recently agreed upon by the association, On entering they were informed that, in consequence of the turn aflf*irs had taken, it had been decided to disband the Hssociation. Oamartj, June 12. Steps are to be taken to form a Laborers' and Trades Union here. At ijmaru on Thursday the wharf laborers obj cted to tho crew of the barque Abercarne discharging 600 tons of ballast from that vessel into trucks, threatening if tho crew did the work to refuse to empty the trucks or load the vessel. They held the work was not the duty of the crew, and that they were entitled to it. The master and agent gave way, and ths wharf hands did the work. The wharf laborers claim to have thus asserted, once for all, a principle and that benqeforth, crews will not be allowed to discharge ballast,