Joiners' Rejection of Arrangement Between Executives London, Nov. 6.
A lockout has been declared affectimg all joiners in federated shipyards and ship-repairing establishments throughout the country, "The lockout, which will become effective as from November 23, is the outcome of a conference' at Edinburgh between representatives of the Shipbuilding Employers ederatign and. the Amalgamated Society of Wood-Workers, at which the latter reported that! a trad unions? ballot had rejected the prosrosals previously agreed upon by. the two executives for the sett! ment of outstanding questions c cerning waxes and over-time work, including the strike of elfest join-ere for an increase in their wages.
This strike has been operating for "past seven months—Reuter.
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