WATERSIDE WORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 212, 8 September 1927, Page 21

WATERSIDE WORK.

DISPUTE ABOUT PAYMENT.

AUCKLAND CASE BEFORE THE ARBITRATION COURT. (By Telegraph.—Special, to "Star.") WfiEUNGTON; 'this day."' A dispute Concerning a claim for alleged financial loss on the part of waterside workers engaged,in the loading of the Norfolk at Auckland in May last was to-day referred to the Arbitration Court, the; National Disputes Committee having failed to come to any agreement. The facts were that a gang of watereiders was loading frozen cargo into a hatch, and worked on the day of their engagement. Next day there was no meat available for shipment, and the men were employed loading general cargo in the same hatch. On the third aay tney were again employed loading frozen meat in* the same hatch. While woriong on general eargo they were paid only general cargo rate, whereas the nwon claimed that they should have Men paid throughout at the engagement rate. ° s oi loss the men- gained, because if they RroS^TJ^^«*«W car load/ *£*£* *" eMary *° rdiß * on the other hand, held tnat the employers could not have distS w I? 6 men before **• loa ding of t£r ri. WSS « MB P l rted, and that put3L» men ° ff meat and on to &£™\ 2 "l* T. lvalent t0 transfer to anther job. union based its claim aiafd P »vf aph ckuse 22 of the "ads as follows :-«Men &&££"&** at of from one hatch to another, GEXtT" att6ther » shan not Mr w Ma , lly by BUch transfer» emnL- G ; Sm ** h *PPeared for the Ste'l °' wa and Mr., J. »6mß for the union. •Ww B SSTI^ puteß had BP«rtP a practice to regard said, even if that were so; it 1 «i .wa 0 rd an ft^?K° Ua mter P"tation it shmiM **V 8? d there waa no reas °n would not beput right. IP 8 C(mrt reserved its decision.