WORKERS DEMAND
A WATERSIDE TROUBLE
(Per Press Association —Copyright)
WELLINGTON, August 1-3
There is a possibility of trouble on the Wellington waterfront next week. It is stated that, at a stopwork meeting of members of the Wellington Waterside Workers’ Union on Wednesday. a resolution was passed that, unless the Bureau System of engaging and employing waterside labour is put into operation forthwith, the Union members would decline to respond to calls as from next Wednesday morning.
Tt. is understood that this decision will not affect anv ships that already are working with waterside labour engaged prior to that day, hut as ships finish on, or after, Wednesday next, the men will he bound not to accept further calls. The organisation of the Waterside 'Labour Bureau was completed at Wellington and Auckland some weeks ago, and the system was to haye been inaugurated last month. The shipping corona rues, it is stated. however, have declined to put the svstero into operation until the parrying on of work in a proper and wo>'km a ’dike manner is guaranteed by the Union.
It is understood that tiro position was discussed at a meeting of the representatives rf the shipping companies to-day. and that representations were made to the (government.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1937, Page 5
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