COLLIERY TO REMAIN IDLE
VICTIMISATION ALLEGED. I UNIONISTS’ STOP-WORK MEETING. <By Telegraph—Press Association.) WESTPORT, Aug. 25. As the result of a stop-work meeting held by the Millerton Miners’ Union yesterday 7 in connection v/itli the dismissal of an employee, which members claim to be a case of victimisation, the colliery will remain idle until such time as the matter is satisfactorily adjusted. Four men ceased work as a protest against the alleged unfair distribution of overtime. Three of the party 7 were reinstated after interviewing the manager, but the fourth was refused employment, and ..us decision precipitated the trouble. It is understood that the West Coast Miners’ Council will be asked to deal with the matter in the near future.
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Hawera Star, Volume L, 26 August 1930, Page 6
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120COLLIERY TO REMAIN IDLE Hawera Star, Volume L, 26 August 1930, Page 6
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