TRAMWAYMEN'S ATTITUDE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 278, 21 November 1913, Page 6

TRAMWAYMEN'S ATTITUDE.

TJNTON MEETS STEXT MONDAY. In a. report yesterday ennivntinß a iniepting of the memhers <if the Tramway I I'liinn," at which, it win explained, their were present IM2 mrnihers "tit of the 5!»0 in the union, it was also staled that "it was (lpeiili'd iinaiiiinouslv to romuin soli'l in their first intention with regard Ito tho artlon taken by iho authorities I afninst the Waterside Workers' Union." , ! Exception having been taken to this I statement, the whole matter was referred , today to the secretary uf the Tramways Union (Mr IT. Carter).

Mr. Carter sivTJ tli.-r he had seen what the "Star" had published regardins the tramw.iymer.. anil lie thought that it had stated the position quite fairly nnd colourlessly, with this O.Vepption.' tli.it no Him ion had been placed lipf.ire t'af nipi'!.in2. He pointed ortt thereto: r, that no "resolu: ion" had been carried. The suggestion that this had although the general tenor of the nornunt was not misleading. ITe explained th.U there had been no ocentinn to plnce any proposal liefore tlie Tnentinjj. Tt hnu been summoned simnlv (n jrive the men an opportunity to the po==ibiliti.i of the situation, and tn receive tin , report of the union's delegate on the Central Strike Committee. \o vote hilil been tsiken simply because there wn< no btipiness to put before the meeting. Another mctine will be called for next Mondar. when it is expected that there will be a full muster of members, and a vote on tlie action to lie adopted will then lie taken.