Thousands of Tons of Fruit and Vegetables Held Up at the Docks London, Aug. 21.
The strike of the porters of Covent Garden for an inevease in wages, which has been in progress for a'week, is becoming worse. The Transportworkers' Union has instructed dockers not to handle supplies intended for Covent Garden with the result that many thousands of tons of fruit and vegetables are being held up at the docks in London and other ports. Covent Garden employers, on the ground that the men struck without warnig, refused an invitation to visit the Ministry of Labour with a view to conciliation and also declined, a suggestion made by Mr. Bevin, the men's leader, for a meeting under fan independent chairman, 'The National Union of Railway men has decided to ce-operate necessary with the Transportworkrs' Union in stopping the eross-channel supply of fruit and vege~ tables for Covent Garden—Reuter.
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