LABOUR, ETC.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2442, 24 December 1892, Page 1

LABOUR, ETC.

London, Dec. 20,

Mr Gladstone refused to receive a deputation from the London Labor League in favor of State-aided emigration. He also declined to introduce a Bill to give effect to the scheme. Wellington, Dec. 22. A dispute between the Trades and Labor Council and D. A. Mooney, a master baker, carrying on business in Taranaki street, has culminated in the Council calling out the one union man in Money’s employ. An agreement exists between the master bakers and unionists that work should not begin till 4 a.xn., and Mooney insists on commencing at 2. 11 o says the men he employs work union time and receive union pay. He refuses to be put down by any set of men, and says that in future he shall not ask any men seeking employment whether he is a unionist or not.

It has been decided to form an eight hours association independent of the Trades and Labor Council.

Dunedin, Dec. 22

At a meeting of the Dock Trust to-day tenders were opened for reclamation work on the co-operative principle. Some of the tenders were informal, but it was tacitly agreed to waive that point. For filling in, the tender accepted was not the lowest, but was given to a local man who tendered at the engineer’s estimate. The carting work was given to two local men who tendered at 8d per yard, though a South Dunedin man tendered at 7£d. Mr Earnshaw, who moved the motion in each instance, said that the Trust should not trade upon people’s necessities.