Dispute Between Rival Unions May Spread London, July 3, A dispute between rival unions has led to a strike of dockers whids threatens to hold up ships in London, Liverpool, Belfast and Southampton. Two ships in London have been effected up to the present, 'The trouble started when " number of the crew of the str. Wood lark in London, who had' trans ferred from the seamen's and firemen's Union to the transport and. general workers union, wore allowed to sign on because agreement between the shipowner) end the seamen's Union specifies that every member of the crew of ship shall bea member of that Union, The substitution of such members led to the strike of the rest of the crew of the Woodlark, The tran Port workers came out in support: of them and the ship was unable to sail.
The trouble spread to the London-Edinburgh passenger str. Raya? Fusilier which was also unable to sail owing to the strike of the crew.—Reuter,
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