SHEARERS’ AWARD

Gisborne Times, Volume LV, Issue 6184, 15 September 1921, Page 5

SHEARERS’ AWARD

N.Z.W.U. URGES MEN NOT TO

TAKE WORK.

MR GRAYNDLER’S BOLD CLAIM

“OWNERS WILL CAPITULATE.”

WELLINGTON, September 14

The executive i -no New Zealand Workers’ Union has advised Mr C. Grayndler, general secretary, to notify all shearers and shed hands to refrain from making engagements under the Arbitration Court’s recent shearers’ award. It is understood that shearers cannot be compelled to leave their winter employment. In the course of a statement made to the press, Mr Grayndler said the attitude of the shearers will affect the whole of New Zealand. The shearing industry, he said, cannot afford to be held up for a fortnight. If the present determination of the shearers lasts a month the. sheepowners will be compelled to copitulate.

Several sheepfarmers, interviewed, said the ■ attitude of the shearers \was not altogether unexpected, but the farmers would help themselves and each other, and would pull through the crisis.

PLENTY OF LABOR IN CANTERBURY.

SHEARERS WELL SATISFIED

CHRISTCHURCH, September 14. Present indications all point to the conclusion that sheepowners, speaking generally, will have no difficulty in obtaining all the labor required,” said Mr Nicholson, secretary of the Canterbury Sheepowners’ Union; to-day. “Applications for shearing are coming in freely, and those shearers I have come, in contact' with since ttve award was made, have, almost without exception, expressed their satisfaction at the Court’s decision in> this jpase.”—P.A. EXPECTED HAPPENS. • SHEARERS ORDERED NOT TO WORK. WELLINGTON, September. 14. The expected has happened as far as the shearing industry in concerned. The Arbitration Court, in its recent award, lowered the wages of shearers and shed hands. The executive of the New Zealand Workers’ Union witu t which the shearers are affiliated, has now decided to notify the men to refrain from accepting engagements. The secretary of the Union (Mr Grayndler) said the council’s instructions to the. above effect were very definite. The court’s decision had created great, consternation among the shearers, who are taking the view that the industry could not afford to be held up. Mr Grayndler expects that tlie owners will be compelled to capitulate in' a month’s time. It is understood that the sheep owners have already discussed what action they will take, in the event of the shearers refusing employment. If tiro men act as instructed it will not, come as a surprise to the owners who are said to have done a certain amount of organising work with <i- view to overcoming, to some extent, tlie position which will arise.—P.A.

WARNED OFF!

NOTICE TO AUSTRALIAN

SHEARERS

(Received September 14, 9.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, September 14. The. Australian workers’ Union has issued a warning to shearers against o-oirng to New Zealand* as there is certain to be trouble there through the action of the Arbitration Conit in reducing wages in the. shearing industiA. —U.P.A.