THREE STATES AFFECTED.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 4 July 1925, Page 5

THREE STATES AFFECTED.

BY SHIPPING DISPUTE. EFFORTS AT SETTLEMENT. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. -SYDNEY, July 3. The Premier (Mr. J. T. Lang) is making desperate efforts to re-open negotiations with the Federal Premier (Mr S. M. Bruce) with a view to set- . • the shipping dispute, but there does not seem much promise of his intervention bearing the fruit of industrial peace. A meeting of the marine transport group and the emp oyees of the Morts Dock decided not to work the Hunter, the employees at the dock stating that they had no dispute with the dock management, but. being unionists, they would stand by the working class and say that, until union jabour was employed on the Hunter they would not work the steamer. The dock, according to the management’s ultimatum, will close on Monday, rendering idle 1500 men.

Fifteen members of the crew of the Huddart Parker steamer Zealandia handed in their notices. No reason was given.

The Federal representatives of the unions interested in the shipping dispute will meet on Monday, when their attitude towards the trouble will he declared. At this meeting the gas and electric lighting employees will also announce their decision.

FURTHER EXTENSION FEARED. SYDNEY, July 3. It is gathered that the meeting at Morts Dock had no vital bearing upon the main issue of the shipping dispute, and that the meeting was attended by a number of men not employed at the dock, and that the marine transport group, which called the meeting, had no authority to call the men off the job. No ofl'icia's from the unions concerned addressed the meeting, which did not represent the AJorts Dock employees. When the hel] rang for the resumption of work most of the employees resumed. With refeience to the steps Mr Lang eight take to sett'e the whole ship•V- trouble, it is generally agreed in union circles that no single State ,Prenver cm do anything because the deadlock already touches' three States, and the remaining three must become embroi’ed at an early date. It is understood that the shipowners intend to discard the defunct award immediately not awaiting the expiration of articles.