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Union Rifts
In Queensland
Rail Strike
BRISBANE, Feb. 17.
[?] among Queens-
land railway workers over
the protracted nature of the
rail strike is growing and divi-
sions ?""rag union executives
are widening. .1
Members of the ARU and the
Australian Federated Union of,
Locomotive Enginemen are)
drawing closer to a major dash*
over tbe continued running of
coal trains and tbe uninter
rupted Journey of one emer
gency, food train to Long
reach.
Tbe final attitude of tbe
ah-tttj** to the "black" ban im
posed 'on coal and emergency
trains by tbe central disputes
'committee on Monday will be
determined by the State council
of the AFULE tomorrow morn
ing. . This afternoon it was
stated that the council of tbe
AFULE would be likely to re
ject the ban.
Unions inside and outside thr
railway service are hopeful tha*
application of the Transport
Workers' Union for court inter
vention wfll end the railway
strike. A formula for the ap
plication has not yet been
evolved, but it is expected that
it win ask the court to convene
a compulsory conference of the
parties. to tbe dispute in the
none of bringing about a settle
ment.
Brisbane waterside workers
today decided to support the
black ban on coal trains. They
win refuse to load into ship's
bunkers" coal moved by train
after the imposition of the
black ban by tbe central dis
putes committee.
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