LABOUR UNREST

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20278, 21 August 1937, Page 7

LABOUR UNREST

EXTENSION OF STRIKE. THE VICTORIAN GAS-WORKERS. f GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION. United Tress AS«n.—Elec. Tel. Copyright MELBOURNE. August 20. The Trades Hall Disputes Committee has appealed to the Victorian Government to make a further effort to settle the gas strike, which has extended to other Industries and It greatly inconveniencing industrial undertakings a® well as householders. rhe 9. Bailey, announced that the Government • is exploring all avenues for a settlel ment and the UaiLne: will reconsider the position on Monday. The strikers’ leaders intimate that ; any efforts to eject -stay-in strikers will be resisted. TROUBLE NOT VET AVERTED WNERS KD AM %NT MTITI ft RISE IN PRICE OF COAL. United Tress Assn.—Flee. Tel. Copyright. (Received Aug. 21. 11.25 a.tn.) SY X ) tug. 21. ; After a inference «th the South Coast coal-owners the leaders of the ! Miners said that serious trouble in the - Wales 1 . They claimed that Ihe owners had j adopted a “surprisingly adamant attitude” on the question of granting further concessions. I The conference adjourned until j next week. Retailers or coal .are already chargshillinga j a ton more in anticipation of an ad- | vance in the wholesale price-. AN IMPORTANT DECISION. At STR \l W - . W - iXI ON. ACCEPTANCE FOR MEMBERSHIP. SYDNEY, August 2d. The seamen's union tf Australia lias I reached Ihe important decision to acj eept fur membership licensed seamei who replaced members of the union I during the last shipping strike near y two years ago. THE BASIC WAGE. LEGISLATION IN AUSTRALIA. WEEKLY WAGE OF £3 18s. i United Tress Assn—Elec. Tel. Copjrlgbt. SYDNEY. August 20. The New South Wales Government I has decided t«* introduce a Rill to Ini crease the basic wage in Svdney, NewI castle and Wollongong by Y.s «*ml. J bringing the weekly wage to £3 IKs ! and in country areas to £3 15s. j Railway employees «iges are lo hi raised to a corresponding degree. BRITISH DOCKERS. AN INCREASE IN PAY. PROBLEMS TO BE CONSIDERED. (omcial Wireless ) RUGBY. August 19. \ s the res t nee tw'cen representatives of the employers j and the workers the rat-*s of pay of [ British dockers are to be increased is I I a day from September 20. I Employers and Inc trades unions in ! the National Council have also agreed to give joint study to a number of problems, including the partial dej (Visualisation of dock labour and the J question of holidays with pay. UNION LEADER’S WARNING. | I DNHMIC CRISIS PREDICTED. j need fob political action. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20. The leader of the S.m Francisco longshoremen. Mr. Harry Bridges, addressing the Newspaper Guild, predicted a longer and a worse economic crisis two years hence. lie warned ; workers to affiliate with the Committee for Industrial organisation in preparation for it. ! Recalling his experience in Australia, Bridges asserted that Labour In I ihe United States was realising tho ; necessity for political action and thus J entering upon a phase through which ] other countries hud passed years ago.