Industrial Dispute- Shunters At Auckland Handle Produce Wagons

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 March 1949, Page 2

Industrial DisputeShunters At Auckland Handle Produce Wagons

(P-A : ) -AUCKLAND,-This- : Day r _- The loading of butter? cheese, and other produce for the cool stores in Auckland was proceeding throughout the province today. The railways district traffic manager, Iter R. Boswell, said the nbrrnal quantities could come forward.. This is QUe to the decision of Jfce Auckland shunters to handle wagqns The ,corisigripients arriving tonight, will be shunted into the cool stores for uiiloadirig. .. ~ % It is stated that the .shunters ..are also prepared to handle, the wagons from the stores to the ships for load-. IW No produce was being taken out efthe stores today for loading into Ships. The space in the city cool stores is stated to be “fairly clear, indicating that a considerable tity of produce could be stored periding a settlement of the . dispute and the resumption of loading. The Shipwrights’ Union will not be involved in the carpenters’ dispute until such time as the matter has been hahded over to the Federation of Labour for settlement. This was a resolution carried by the Uiiion last night. . * ... . The meeting voted confidence in'the federation and decided to ask the Trades Council to intervene in an endeavour to obtain a settlement. CARPENTERS’ UNION NATIONAL COUNCIL TO MEET (P.A.) AUCKLAND, This Day. The national council of the.. Carpenter s’ Union will meet in Wellington at the week-end to discuss the question of handing over theAuck“ land building dispute to the federation of Labour to endeavour to reach a settlement. ■ . The federation executive earlier this* week asked that this be done. •Mr R. Stanley, national secretary of the Carpenters’ Union, and Mr A. Greig, national vice-president, will leave tonight or tomorrow to attend the meeting. .. . , . , Mr Greig said the decision to meet in Wellirigtbh would make possible immediate contact with the federaOn >a requisition by the delegates from TO affiliated bodies, a special rrieeting of the Auckland Trades Council has been called for Tuesday m fo’advice that the Otahuhu railway workshops had been placed On the union’s black-list had been received up to early this afternoon. The position affecting railwaymen will be considered at a special general meeting Of the Auckland branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants on Sunday afternoon. The national president, Mr J. Bartori, and the vice-president, Mr W. Park, will attend. Discussions between the branch secretary 1 ' and the Siuhte'rs’ representatives will be held this afternoon. (Earlier messages- are published tin Page 5).