OVERTIME REFUSED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21354, 15 March 1944, Page 4

OVERTIME REFUSED

WATERSIDERS AT CHELSEA MEAT MEAL DISPUTE (P.A.) ' ' AUCKLAND, March 15. Four gangs of waterside ’ workers refused to work overtime on a ship at the Chelsea sugar works lhst night because they were unable to obtain a full meat meal there without surrendering coupons. The men, who worked until 5 p.m. and were expected to continue from 6 p.m. to 9 pm. after being provided,with a meal by the shipping company, announced during the day that they intended exercising their right of finishing work at 5 o’clock. Since meat rationing started on Rfarch 6 meals consisting o.£ unrationed meat have been provided for waterside workers ’ required to continue working 'in the' evenings at Chelsea! Men Working on the city wharves do not get extra meat, coupons when they are required to work after their evening meal. During the night shift Between 11 plm. and 7 a.m. they are given a full meat meal without 'surrendering coupons as this is regarded as an “extraordinary meal. .

According to a shipping company official representations had been made to the food controllers in Auckland and Wellington' about meat meals for waterside workers at phelsea. It had been stated, that the' men were not entitled to. a full meat meal as it they were anywhere else but at Chelsea they would have to produce a coupon for a nieat meal.