UNPLEASANTNESS AVERTED.
(3PECIAL TO "TITS TRES*-") DUN EDI N, May 15. The Jocal "Waterside Workers' Union put up a notice this morning at the wharf saying that no member of tho union was to engage for work on the steamer John until further notice, 'ihe secretary stated that tho men had decided to put up tho notice pending instructions from tho Federation of Labour headquarters. The John was loaded at Timaru, firo unionists and two non-unionists being employed. Tho union men asked that the treelabourers bo discharged. At this one of them left of his own accord, but the other, however, was kept on, and tho unionists left the ship. Her loading was completed with freo labour. The position taken up by the local union then appealed to be that since tho boat was loaded by free labour she- should not be di.-charged by unionists.
Tiiis afternoon the Federation's reply came to hand, and the agents for tho John were informed that the vessel would bo discharged as usual. In the meantime tho John has put into Oamaru owing to stress of "weather, but tho locnl agnnts have made .arrangements to, work tlio cargo with their permanent staff. What appeared to bo an unpleasant incident has happily been averted.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14667, 16 May 1913, Page 7
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209UNPLEASANTNESS AVERTED. Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14667, 16 May 1913, Page 7
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