TROUBLE AT MINES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 6 July 1921, Page 7

TROUBLE AT MINES

USE OF FORKS.

(BY TELEGRAPH —PBESS ASSOCIATION. > INVERCARGILL July 6. - Mr Freeman, secretary of the Nightcaps Miners' Association, says that the Linton and Wairaki men are nbt on strike, but have * been locked out. Forcing the men to use forks instead of. shovels was a direct infringement of the agreement, and the use of forks had almost been totally s discarded in Britain. It was certain the men would never again use the "tortuous" bread and butter robber. The fork matter has now become <a Federation question, and the men have the unanimous support of the executive- Delegates are now holding a conference in Wellington.