WORK REFUSED

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 123, 17 February 1921, Page 4

WORK REFUSED

MORE DELAY ON THE WATERFRONT SHIPOWNERS CONSIDERING ACTION Some of the waterside workers in Wellington refused work after 5 p.m. yesterday. It had been thought that the general acceptance of overtime work on Monday, following the demand of the shipowners for the resumption of normal operations “Ullin forty-eight hours, marked the dose of this phase of "goslow.” But yesterday the majority of the men who were Eunaling coal in Wellington refused to work after 5 p.m. Work stopped altogether on the steamers Karamu, Viking Star, and Wangaratta. Sections of the men who were employed on the steamers Maindy Lodge and Anton refused overtime. These ships and others will be delayed in consequence. The gangs engaged handling cargo oil ships in the, sport remained at work where required, but it was reported last evening that their rate of operation was even slower than usual.- They could not be stated to be working normally. Representatives of th-* shipowners conferred in Wellington yesterday regarding the situation. A Dominion reporter was informed subsequently that they were not ready to make any announcement of intention. They were obtaining information from al! the ports, and might be ready to issue a statement regarding the situation to-day. OVERTIME WORKED AT AUCKLAND By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, February 16. Overtime on every ship in port was worked to-night. The departure of vessels will now be expedited, as the watersiders have apparently reverted to the old order of things. TROUBLE AT NEW PLYMOUTH New Plymouth, February 16. A majority of the watersiders here refused to-day for .the first time to work overtime after five o’clock. While the Wellington, Auckland, and other watersiders were adopting these tactics, The local men worked overtime, but now the brighter outlook at the main ports has been clouded by the New. Plymouth men "going slow.” The men were not unanimous in their action, but no overtime was worked. - LYTTELTON MEN WORK ON Christchurch, February 16. The watersiders worked overtime at Lyttelton to-night on all vessels. DUNEDIN CONDITIONS NORMAL Dunedin, February 16. A "stop-work” meeting of watersiders delayed work on the waterfront till 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Roberts, federation secretary, was present. No information was divulged, and work proceeded afterwards normally.