200 WORKERS CEASE
TOBACCO FACTORY VICTIMISATION CHARGE RESUMPTION OF TERMS (Pur Press Association. 1 WELLINGTON, this clay. Complaining -that one of their number had been victimised, tobacco workers in the factory of Godfrey Phillips i New Zealand), Limited, Tory street, Wellington, where about 200 are employed, retrained from work yesterday afternoon. Mr; T. J. Tucker, secretary of the Wellington Tobacco Workers’ Union, said the workers believed the dismissal of an employee on Thursday was victimisation. The hold-up lasted from 1 pan. till 5 pan. During the afternoon he. representing the workers, met a representative of the employers with tile liaison officer of the Labour Department, Mr. C. L. Hunter, and the secretary of the Federation of Labour. Mr. F. D. Cornwell.
It was decided that the workers should resume work pending a decision of the disputes, committee, which is to meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20118, 12 December 1939, Page 14
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146200 WORKERS CEASE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20118, 12 December 1939, Page 14
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