NEEDLESS DELAY
STOP-WORK MEETINGS
OBJECTION TAKEN
(Special to the "Evening Post.") NELSON, June 6. When an overseas vessel was in port last week the local branch ■■ of the Waterside Workers' Union held its •usual stop-work meeting, the. handling of cargo being held up meantime. At the annual meeting of the. Nelson Chamber of Commerce, Mr. James ' Wyllie made reference to the matter, stating that as a result of the delaycaused by the meeting several truck loads of meat had been shut out of the loading. The speaker roundly condemned the action of the waterside workers, saying that while many people were endeavouring to create employment, others knocked off work when it was available. Mr. Wyllie considered thafc the watersiders could have postponed their meeting until after the yessel's departure. ) , • A member remarked' that the men I were within the law to hold such a meeting. ■ . • I Another member drew attention to ■the fact that the right to hold stopwork meetings had been granted by the ship owners, who should be .blamed.' ; , It was decided to write to the local branch of the union asking that when overseas vessels are in port, stop-work meetings be postponed until after their .departure. . k> •
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 132, 7 June 1933, Page 10
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200NEEDLESS DELAY Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 132, 7 June 1933, Page 10
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