FREEZING DISPUTE SETTLED

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21986, 9 January 1937, Page 18

FREEZING DISPUTE SETTLED

♦ . ■" V-_ BELFAST MEN RETURN WORK Killing operations at the' BdS works of Thomas Borthwick s Sons were resumed at the -nor® rate yesterday morning, all the is who were involved in the dispute* Tuesday having been re-engaged* the previous conditions. The men p seiited themselves for empkgag when the works opened yesteri? morning, and after a meeting with® manager of the company, Mr At Wells, resumed work about 9 octet In a statement after the meess Mr Wells said that a settlement ate factory to both parties was leas* after negotiations. QUESTION NOT TO BB REOPENED CONFERENCE OF PARTIES 1 WELLINGTON Negotiations between tives of the employers and worittß* the freezing industry were conduct in Wellington this week. Comma®* on the results of the conference TO* he attended, Mr C. G. Wilkin* SJff tary of the South Island Freezing C® panics’ Association, said the empjSS® had been asked to reopen the gSB* question of hours and wages, ployers considered, however, mac® the arguments in the matter haO before the Arbitration Court cently as last November, it wasn®. the parties to the award to reop® » issues. , j A committee was subsequently up, Mr Wilkin added, to agree®* as possible on the interpretation certain clauses about which-®? seemed to be room for difference opinion.