The outlook in the dispute between the ship-owners and the Waterside Workers' Fedzration has improved as the result of Senator McLachlan's conference, which ws held to-day and attended by all parties to the dispute.
'A proposal is being submitted to the Arbitration Board to-morrow providing that the strike against overtime work shall be called off and that the waterside workers shall resume work under former conditions while the Arbitration Court immediately consider the contentious clauses of the last agreement,—Reuter.
Sydney, Dec. 5.
The ship's Lascurs' removing passengers' luggage from the str.
Maloja occasioned a complaint from the local secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation that the "white Australiu" policy has been violated, —Reuter.
Settlement by Arbitration Court Melbourne, Dec. 7.
The Waterside Workers Federation dispute has been settled, Later. was announced in the Arbitra~ tion Court to-day that the Waterside Workers' Federation has advised ite branches that the embargo on overtime work has been lifted and that it has instructed its branches to carry out the Court's award.
Waterside workers offer themselves for work to-morrow morning, but there is some doubt as regards the attitude the owners will adopt, It is believed that they jate far from satisfied with the faction of the Judge of the Arbitration Court (N. 8. W.), the Hon. George Booby, and are awaiting instructions from London, but an early resumption of wor certain, The Int Award Later.
The owners are dissatisfied with Mr, Sustice Beoby's decision that the question of picking-up (engaging dockers for work) should be taken. out of the hands of the Board of Reference and that the conditions fof each port must be investigated by the Arbitration Court.
'Mr. Justice Booby announced a three-months' interim award laying down that picking-up places be those obtaining from October 1 Inst and refused to discuss the point raised by the owners in regard to the reality of an interim award made in such cireumstances.—Reuter,
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