FREEZING WORKS DISPUTE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 12 May 1925, Page 9

FREEZING WORKS DISPUTE.

CASE FOR THE EMPLOYEES. (by TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.) GISBORNE', Alay 12. An absolute denial of the allegations of victimisation of slaughtermen concerned at the Tokoina.ru. Bay freezing works was given this morning by the chairman of directors of the Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Co.. Air J. AY. Nolan. He said that work was available for the men as soon as they were prepared to take it. The position with regard to the man over whom the trouble arose was that for me past four or fiver years he had been employed at the Tokomaru Bay works. He commenced work this year and then left on his own accord to go to AYaipaoa works. After three weeks there he went to Wniroa, worked a short time, and then returned to Tokomaru, In the meantime another man who had pi-e----viously been engaged, started work a day or two after the other had made application. No further men were required, and the man was not therefore given a job. The man approached his own comrades and asked them to come out on strike, but they refused, and it was only after a visit from the union secretary that they did so The Inspector of Factories is proceeding against seventeen employees for being parties to .the strike. The case will be heard on .June 9th.