SHIPPING DISPUTES

Evening Star, Issue 19841, 14 April 1928, Page 11

SHIPPING DISPUTES

SYCHEV COOKS' VENDETTA UNEMPLOYMENT SAID TO BE CAUSE MORE MEN WANTED IN GALLEYS. Press Association—By TelegraphMELBOURNE, April 14. (Received April 14„ at 9.45 a.m.) The chairman of directors of the Huddart-Parker Company states that the matter of the cooks vendetta against the company will probably be ventilated before the Arbitration Court. A representative of the shipowners, referring to the trouble, said that the cause was unemployment on tho waterfront. The Cooks’ Union had many members out of employment, and it was in an endeavor to reduce idleness that the union suddenly demanded an increase in the galley staff. It is rumored that the union will, if necessary, adopt a more militant attitude and threaten to hold up all colliers should the owners not comply with. its demands for an additional cook for each vessel. Tlio Secretary of the Marine Cooks’ Union denies that the union refused to supply cooks for the Werribec. He said be did not know why the jumi would not respond to the call. He added that there was no connection between the trouble in Sydney and the Werribee. COASTAL VESSEL TIED UP TROUBLE WITH FIREMEN. SYDNEY, April 14. (Received April 14, at 9.45 a.m.) When the Australian United Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Bareeba was due to sail for Melbourne it was found that nine firemen were missing. Efforts to fill the vacancies were unavailing, and the remainder of the crew were paid off and the vessel tied "P-' .