The Archive · 1907

LABOUR STRIKES

No doubt the Labour Party has its ist causes for complaints, but it is alieuting the sympathies of portion the public by its refusal to respect the decisions of the Arbitration Court. The Inboar strike had scarcely been seled when the Sydney harbour coal wen came out. They have refused to, keep to the finding of the Arbitration Cone. although decision was only ven investi in the of the ease by the Court. The Srduey people are being treated nlmont daily to the sight of between 300. and 400 men, accompanied some of them by their wives and children, parading the nepal streets. Although a few cases!

lence have occurred and. no tnionsts have been attueked, the strikers fave on the whole behaved very quiet Shwe strikes out here are brought abet the mot ridiemlous causes, The Yroent strikers at the Pelaw-Main Mine is case in point, Ax the young wheelers who had come to work later hour than sta, w descending p the mine their "boss asked one of then to "hurry up." The young {low addressed retorted that he would bit the boss in the eye." The boss dred him to return to the top and Mort himself to the manager. The swung fellow thereupon called to his tales ad the whole crowd immediately nek work, The older men followed suit and now the mine is idle and 300 employees are thrown out of work. The tetter-minded miners declare that they known the particulars they ould never have backed up the They deplore the fact I baun can be done te the tale and themselves by the impertinace ofa thoughtless youth,

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