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STEEL FIRM
SUMMONSED
Board Moves On
Kemira Order
SYDNEY, Wednesday. - The Joint
(oal Board issued a summons to-day against
Australian Iron and Steel Ltd., on the
grounds that it had not complied with an
order to cease work on the Kemira rock
liinnel.
The summons was issued by the State
:Crown Solicitor, on behalf of the Coal Board.
It is returnable at the Central Police Court,
Sydney, on October 29.
Meanwhile, hopes of averting an immediate
State-wide coal strike over the Kemira dispute
are brighter as the result of an eight-hour inter
union conference to.day.
More Hopeful Now
H-E DISPUTE, which arose
when the Miners' Federa
tion demanded that members of
the Australian 'Workers' Union
working on the Kemira rock tun
nel join the federation, femains
unsettled, but union leaders said
to-night that they, were hopeful
that a satisfactory settlement
would be reached.
In .a move to end the. Sctith
Coast coal strike the "Coal Board
ordered last Friday' that Auistr-dian
Iron & Steel Ltd. cease. wvork on
the Kemira tunnel on Saturday and
shat South Coast mining companies
prepare their collieries for wvork on
The board stated that the dis
continuance, for the time being of
the Kemira tunnelling work would
allow efforts towards a solution to
continue without dislocation to coal
production.
The management of A.I.S. de
cided, on legal advice, to ignore the
board's order on the tunnel. A
move by mineleaders for a general
coal strike followed.
Meetings Postponed
As a result of the inter-union
conference to-day the meetings of
the nsiners' inorthern. and western
management boards have again
been postponed. The boards were
to have met this week to 'discuss
calling aggregate meetings of miners
on the northei'i.,'and w'we?tnrn field'
ps soon as . possible to decide
whether to strike in support of
South Coast miners, who have been
on strike for two weeks.
The conference to-day was be
tween officials of the Australian
Council of Trade-unions, Miners'
Federation and Australian Work
ers' Union. The President of the
A.C.T.U. (Mr. Clarey, M.L.C.),
who was chairmnan, naade 'the fol
lowing statement on behalf of the
A.C.T.U., Miners' Federation- and
A.W .U.'" . ?:. ,:. .'
"Negotiations" on. the position on
the coalfields are stillproceedin,.
md all parties are.hlopeful !that
a satisfactory' settlenehtn vill be
reached."
Tentative Agreeindeiit
Mr. Clarey iwotld not indicate
the nature of ilhe negotiatibns, btit
it tea known that the Miners' Fed,
it is known- that the Miners Fed
Iative agreement on the Keinira dis
pute.
This agreement, which is subject
to endorsement by the A.W.U.
Federal Exbcutive, is believed to
provide that- "
* The Miners' Federation with
draw from the metalliferous indus
try,. including Mt. isa. (Queensland)
and Captain's Flat (N.S.W.) areas.
S The A.W.U. assist the Min
ers' Federation to obtain coverage
of men working at the Kemira
rock tunnel.
It. is uxiderstood. the A.W.U. . is
prepared, subject to the Federal
Executive's approval, to withdraw
A.W.U. men already employed at
Kemira, if necessary.
Miners'.leaders are expected to
confer .again with A.W.U.' offic
ials in Sydney on Friday ?oni the
agreement.
The Miners' Ceutral Executive
and .district presidents will" meet
to-morrow morning to review the
outcome of to-day's conference.
In the meantime, the South
Coast coal strike will continue
until final agreement is reached|
between the two unions.
The strike has caused a loss of
more than 100,000 tons of coal,
thrown 1000 steel workers idle, and
threatens the jobs of 1400 other
South Coast workers.
"Told Not To Deliver"
Mr. H. B. Collis, grocer, ot
Keembla Heights. said to-night that
20 miners of Mt. Kembla Lodge
told him to-day to stop delivering
goods to men employed on the
Kemira rock tunnel.
The miners also told him they
would picket the road leadipg to
Kemira, and that if he continued
t' supply 'grocerits to'. .the-Kemitra
men it would' be had for future
business, he said.
Mr. Collis added that the miners
had made similar threats to other
storekeepers in the district and to
taxi-drivers.
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