LABOUR TROUBLES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10578, 8 March 1912, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES

yr THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT A BLOW AT UNIONISM. (ReoeivcH Last Night, 9.50 o'clock.) SYDNEY, March 7. The president of the Sydney Districi Amalgamated Engineers' Societj complains that since a. Labour Government came into power, what appears to be organised promotion oj non-unionists over unionists has beer, in vogue. It looks as if the Government is aiming a blow at unionism. A meeting is to be held to appoint f deputation to wait on t!he Railwaj Commissioners, and unless satisfactior is given a strike is threatened. The Government intends to introduce an amendment to the Early Closing Act next week, to provide for the closing at nine o'clock instead of ten 011 Friday_ nights. Chemists are to be placed on -fche schedule with other shops. Tobacconists in country districts will ,be given an opportunity of voting in favour of Wednesday instead . of Saturday half-holiday. WHARF LABOURERS. RESUME WORK. ON THE WHARVES. (Received Last Night, 10.10 o'clock.) SYDNEY, March 7. Tihe wharf labourers have resumed, and work is in full swing at all the wharves. AFFAIRS IN BRISBANE. REVIEW BY MR COYNE. ! STRIKERS NOT LAW-BREAKERS. j March 7, 8.40 -a.m.) f BRISBANE, March 7. Mr Coyne declared that the strikers never-broke the law. ! Their biggest offence, according to j the police, was the calling of someone l a scab.. Every- Act on the Parliamentary Statute Book was suspended; in 'tfrder to defeat them.. -• \ IrL. the event' of-the? employers -not I keeping their promise to avoid victimiIsataor* of the men, the Strike - Comf'mittee would again close the port of Brisbane' There were certain employers which the Committee would deal with in a few days. Personally, he would not ride on a tram a gain- till he .saw the employees wearing badges as emblems of unionism. PRACTICAL SYMPATHY. EMPLOYERS SUBSCRIBE LIBERALLY. (Received March 7, 12.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 7. A meeting of employers passed a resolution of sympathy with the Brisbane employers owing to the strike. A collection resulted in £I4OO being subscribed to assist ,in meeting expenditure caused by the strike. WATERSIDE WORKERS. RESUME WORK TO-DAY. (Received March 7, 12.30 p.m.) , BRISBANE, March 7. The waterside workers return to work to-day. They will handle only cargo vessels not worked by non-union labour. UNION BADGES. APPLICATION BY TRAMWAY COMPANY. FOR PROHIBITION OF ORDER. I (Received This Morning', 12.5 o'clock.) MELBOURNE, March 7. In the High Court application has j been made on behalf of the Brisbane Tramway Company, to ' prohibit the j President of the Arbitration Court, and Tramway Employees Association, proceeding • with the order passed on February 27th regarding the wearing of badges.