GO-SLOW POLICY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21777, 28 July 1945, Page 3

GO-SLOW POLICY

STOPPED IN AUCKLAND FOOTWEAR FACTORIES (P.A.) AUCKLAND, July 28. The go-slow policy which was started by workers in Auckland loot\vear factories on Thursday ceased yesterday following instructions from the secretary of the New Zealand Federated Footwear Association of Workers, Mr. W. C. McDonnell, of Dunedin. The secretary of the Auckland branch of the association, Mr. A. H. Cooper, said that the acting Minister of Labour, the Hon. J. O’Brien, had persuaded the Manufacturers' Federation to agree to the Arbitration Court reviewing the wage scale of the industry. Three weeks ago at a conference between the Manufacturers’ Federation and the workers’ national council, which was held in Wellington, the federation would not agree to the matter being submitted to the Arbitration Court for review, said Mr. Coopei. Meetings to discuss the course of . action were held in various centres last Monday and a vote in favour of direct action was carried throughout the Dominion by a majority of more than 1000. Although a decision against direct action was carried in Wellington, it was later decided there to abide by the result of the Dominion-wide vote. Mr. Cooper said he had communicated the instruction from Dunedin to his representatives in the various footwear factories in Auckland.