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MINERS STAND. 'GAI NST DISC RI Ml NAT lON. (Special to Argus'). MILLERTON, June 22. At a special meeting of the Millerton Miners’ Union, held yesterday, it was decided to cease work until the managemeait employed the men in their turn, instead of starting anyone whom the management wished. UNION’S DEMAND. EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR ALL. i Per Press Association). WESTPORT, June 22. The Millerton correspondent of thc “Westport News” wires: ‘‘At a special meeting of the* Millerton Miners Union, a discussion arose concerning the employment of the men awaiting work in the colliery. The Union demands a more etjuitable selection when employment is available, and.wants all the men to be put on in their turn, in tin* order of their application. The management is employing men suitable for the form of work that is required, and, as a consequence trouble has arisen. It was decided that the men should remain idle until the manager ceases to differentiate from the method of selection of the men suggested by the Union, and a strike has now been declared. ’<•
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Grey River Argus, 23 June 1925, Page 5
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