LATE NEWS SPECIAL STOP-WORK MEETING HELD AT LYTTELTON PORT

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 March 1948, Page 5

LATE NEWS SPECIAL STOP-WORK MEETING HELD AT LYTTELTON PORT

J. * a .a. ji. a a.J-a j a x.z j i ■ v.f 4 (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A special stop-work meeting of the Lyttelton branch of the Waterside Workers’ Union to discuss the Auckland waterside dispute was held this morning. " - The meeting was attended by the national secretary (Mr T. Hill,' and vice-president (Mr A. Brennan), who outlined the Auckland dispute and the attitude of the Waterfront -Industry Commission towards • the union.

Mr Hill, in a statement after the meeting, said that the Lyttelton branch of the union had unanimously, endorsed the decision of the national’ executive, and given its full support to the Auckland branch and agreed to support whatever policies were decided upon by the national council at the meeting on March 22. “The seriousness of the position may be gathered from the fact that we have found it necessary to call the National Council together.’’ said Mr Hill. “The situation is clear. The right'of the worker to /lease work when he considers his life and limb are in danger has been upheld, first by the organisation of the Labour movement and secondly by the court of the land.” WATERSIDE UNION’S OFFER TO ISOLATE MOUNT PARK DISPUTE (F a ) WELLINGTON, This Day. The offer of the New Zealand Waterside Workers’ Union to isolate the Mount Park dispute pending legal determination of the issues and to v’ot'k the remainder of the shipping Auckland under ordinary and overtime conditions was repeated by the national president, Mr H. Barnes, before returning today to Auckland. “When this question, is resolved,” he said, “we are confident that the action of the union will be vindicated and that the incompetence of bureaucracy will be exposed. Sayin" that the union took the bravest" view of the -dispute, Mr Barnes added: “We cannot and will not compromise on issues involving the safety of life and limb. In the Mount Park case we consider there has been and still'is a violation ol the dustry Commission, however, as-its decision shows, -persists in. its attitude.

I “It appears io us Hint there is an I attempt to bludgeon the men hack j to work by the-use of an economic cudgel, added Mr'Barnes. “From day lto day more Auckland watersiders 1 are being placed under penalty and 1 serious delays to shipping are being caused.” AUSTRALIA N WOMEN CRICKETERS ! (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.', I ’ The Australian v/omen’s cricket team began a match against Canter1 bury this morning.- The Australians batted first and at lunch had lost two 'wickets lor 119 (U. Paisley fid not out, A. Hudson 44 not out). . 1 500 WATERSIDERS I STILL (MN PENALTY(P.A.) AUCKLAND, 3'his.puy. There arc- still about 500' Aidereiders on penalty for refusing engagements on the dispute ship Mount Park. About 130 came off penalty this morning, but the. number was kept above 500 when about seven' gangs refused a call for the Mount Park. Three Paralysis Suspects I In Auckland Area (P.A.) AUCKLAND, This Day. Positive cases of poliomyelitis reported since the outbreak began now total 239, of which 179 have occurred in the Auckland and South Auckland ! health districts. Three suspected cases were reported in Auckland yesterday.\