MINING DISPUTE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10629, 7 May 1912, Page 5

MINING DISPUTE

A STRIKE PROBABLE

BOTH SIDES FIRM

The Dunedin correspondent of the Post states that it is probable that the mining dispute at Christie's colliery will swell to a strike on the fart •of all the miners enployed in the Green Island district —about 100 workers. As far as can be ascertained, neither side in the original trouble intends to yield. The 'Green Island branch of the Otago Coal Miners' Union held a meeting on Friday night, at which the men decided: —"That we, the miners at Green Island, do .hereby-'pledge ourselves to stand solidly by our comrades who are out at 'Christie's No. 2 mine, and that we are determined to take every step necessary to get the .renef desired by our fellow-workers.'" 1 The men hold to the opiniop that what they ask is reasonable, .w.d-.'the owners are equally "that they have done everything within reason to meet the men's dmands for better trucking roads. It is understood that if the "dispute is .not settled soon the New Zealand Federation of Labour will take charge of matters. A*/hat at one time seemed a trivial dispute is threatening to become an upheaval of a,useful industry.

POSITION UNCHANG ED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Last N'ight. The position with regard to the dispute at Christie's mine at Green Island has not improved. The men have arranged to gex thentools from the mine to-niorro'.v morning. Matters in connection with the dispute have boon referred by them to the Federation of Labour. Mr "Webb (President of the Federation) -is expected to arrive hy the first express from the north to-n»orroiv.