LABOR DISPUTES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2106, 2 October 1890, Page 3

LABOR DISPUTES.

i; London, Sept. 26. The dock laborers are powerless to boycott the incoming Australian vessels, and it is unlikely that any attempt will be made, The practice of coercing men to subscribe in aid of tb« Australian strikers has been abandoned. Sept. 29.

The Dockers’ Union bold a Congress to-morrow, Tbe balance-sheet to be presented shows that during tbe half year ended June 80th the income was £19,500, and the expenditure £14,000, including £10,700 strike pay, Memhers’ wages had been increased by 5s 6d per week, taking the average all round, and 2000 more men «re now employed in London than before the strike. The president’s address speaks in flattering terms of the enormous assistance! from Australia.

The Union Company have engaged fifty foreign sailors, and if ibis is successful other steam companies will follow suit.

Kept. 80. Seven thousand stesl-wofkers have accepted a sliding scale of wages. The Board of Employers in the Midland Counties have decided to reduce the wages of iron-workers by 5 per cent. The appeal made by the London Trades Unions on behalf of the Australian strikers has realised £575Stdhtit, Sept. 28.

A party of frea laborers were earrounded by 400 miners on strike while they were proceeding to load slack at oireta colliery. One of the free laborers drew a revolver, and, with a view of driving off the crowd, fired over their heads. This action exasperated the strikers, who rushed the free laborers, driving them in all directions, and all were caught except the min who fired the shot, and were terribly maltreated. The swags of the free laborers were burnt, and the police were powerless to prevent the disturbance, Owing to tbe contradictory telegrams which are published it is impossible to arrive at tha true result of the call out of the shearers.

The Magistrate’s Court has ordered that tbe thirty-five shearers who left their employment before tbe agreement was completed should forfeit the amount of wages due. Sept. 80. Broken *3ill miners are very bitter against tbe delegates who attended tbe conference with (be owners. A statement that the Labor Balance Committee endorsed the delegates’ action caused an immense uproar, and cries of“ We reject everything” were raised.

W ork in a number of mines is ready to be resumed. The surface men and engineers wanted to get to work at once, but the others object,

It is es lima ted that there are now 50,000 men on strike in Australia.

The Hunter River Miners' Association decline to cut coal for anyone till the dispute is settled, Mkliotske, Sept. SO.

At a meeting of the Anglican Church Assembly, Bishop Goe characterised the aggressive action of trades unionism towards non-unionists as sheer tyranny. Adelaide, Sept. 80. Unless a supply of coal is shortly forthcoming the Wallaroo and Moonta copper mines will shut down, affecting 8,700 persons. The Gas Company intend in future to obtain, supplies of coal England.

T , fcoBAM, Bept. 30. Afls^ ian i an Exhibition has been J P till October next year, owing to the strike, NEW ZEALAND. Auckland, Sept. 29. The Typographical Society demand that the term of apprenticeship for girls aa compositors shall be six years, and that they receive at the end ot the term wages at the earns rate aa those of men. Namer, Sept. 29. The Free Association of Employers and Workmen of Hawkes Bay do not see their way to send delegatee to Wellington while the principle of working with frae labor is denied by unionists. The working members of the association now number over 1000, and the guarantee fund is over £12,600. WBLimaxoir, Sept. 29. Operations at the Petone woollen works were resumed this morning. Twelve other constables left for the West Coast this afternoon, and were aceompanied by Colonel Hume, Commissioner of Police. '

Sept. 30. Brazil was sentenced to two months, with the option of a fine, for assaulting a free laborer.

The Labour Conference begins .at 3 p.m. to-morrow in the Parliamentary Buildings. A man on strike named Henry T. Kelly was summoned to-day for failing to provide for his children. He pleaded that his funds were exhaseted, owing to hie having been called out by tbo Maritime Council. The Resident Magistrate said that be had no sympathy with such a pies, and that there was plenty of work it men stirred themselves to seek it. The matter was allowed to stand over for a week.

Dtjnedin, Sapt. 20. The Eopenaakers’ Union of South Dunedin has been disbanded. A a meeting of the Building Trades Union it 'was decided to expel the carpenter who was working on the Jessie Headman discharging cargo, Sep*. 30. At a meeting of the local branch of the Wharf Carters’ Union it was decided to recommend a reduction of the entrance fee from two guineas to ss. Oct. 1. The employes of the Mornington Tramway Company hare decided to eever their connection with the tramways union and form an independent one. Chkistohtoch, Sept. 30. The free laborers are working m port to-day.

The work of coaling the Tongariro is progressing at a fair rate. Matters at Lyttelton are »t a complete standstill, and the streets present a deserted appearance. The majority of the men en strike are keeping away from town. A few continue to dredge for the coal which the free laborers have spilt over. The appeal for assistance in Timaru on behalf of the wharf laborers out on strike was prt tty liberally responded to. One gentleman gave a donation of £25. No money will be distributed, but orders for goods will be given to those in need of assistance.