AUCKLAND WATERSIDERS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 December 1943, Page 3

AUCKLAND WATERSIDERS

DISPUTE WITH UNION' CO. AUCKLAND, December 14

An announcement that union waterside workers would not work a night, shift on Union Steam Ship Company vessels was made to-day to the Auckland waterfront controller. Captain C. V. Stanich, by the president of the' Auckland Waterside Workers’ Union, Mr H. Barnes. The Union Company was advised shortly before 4 o’clock this afternoon by Captain Stanich, but no reasons for the union’s action were given. “I received verbal intimation from Mr Barnes that the union would not work a night shift on Union Company vessels,” said Captain Stanich. He understood that the union’s action was in connection with a recent dispute on a Union Company ship. The dispute had been heard by,the local disputes committee, and referred to the national committee. The dispute arose on a Union Company ship on a recent Saturday, when the men were knocked off at 5 p.m., and told not to come back between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. because of rain. Another Union Company vessel with different cargo worked during that time, ano a claim was made by the union. One Union Company vessel would have worked to-night with nonunion labour, but winchmen could not be obtained. The ship, which is loading urgent cargo, will be delayed a day. A caff for winchmen in ’the non-union hiring pen was made too late, and none was available. Mr Barnes would make no statement on the matter.