NO WORK TO-DAY
Auryj .and congestion
SOME SHIPS AT ANCHOR
T.OSS OF WAGES TO MEN fP.4.1 AUCKLAND. Dec. 7.
For the second Saturday in succession there will bo no wor'r on 'bp Ai.ioiri.ano waterfront ibis mornin tt in accordance with (he union’s resolve.
WptersifTo workers ceased wenx at 5 n’cloe l -- vesterdav afternoon at the end of a wee's to which thev are adhering, and wjll not, return until “ aViopb nn Monday morning.
In the meantime. 17 large overseas and ceasin' ships are lyin'* alongside the congested wharves. The stream has not heen cleared of shins at anchor ainee lact week-end.
A total of 1490 union and 250 nonunion workers were employed yesterday. Using these figures as a general guide for jhe period, the workers over the past week have lost at least £7buu gross earnings by declining overtime work.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22198, 7 December 1946, Page 8
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