Disputes Arising over Return of Men to Work: Railways and Docks Unable to Take All Strikers Back: Workers Ordered to Remain on Strike by Unions Pending Settlement London, May 13.
"In the interests of the public and to safeguard future peace and discipline on the railways," the Railway Managers' Association announce that injury to trade is believed to be so serious that for some time full pre-strike services will not be required. They lay down the following conditions for resumption of work: with regard to men who left without notice ant broke their contract of service the companies reserve the rights they, possess in the matter; as regards the number of men in positions of trust who struck and others guilty of acts of violence and intimidation the companies propose to examine eases individually.
In the meantime the Association deny a report that they are refusing to reinstate men except at reduced, wages.
The railway unions announce that telegrams from branches in all parts, of the country state that the men. have refused to accept the conditions of the managements and decline to resume except on the terms, of the national agreement, The three railway unions are holding a joint meeting to draft nil instructions, As a result of " formal demand presented after a meeting of the! Parliamentary Labour Party to-day. the Prime Minister has agreed to a strike debate to-night in the House of Common:
The Labourite meeting had received reports from different parts of the country that employers were, offering unacceptable terms for re-employment of strikers, amounting, in Taubour eyes, to a lockout,
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