STEWARDS’ STRIKE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18600, 30 December 1920, Page 5

STEWARDS’ STRIKE.

BASIS OF RECONCILIATION,

OWNERS’ ATTITUDE.

By Telegtftph—Press Asaoc’Ation—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, December 29. The recommendatiou of the Transport Workers’ Federation was rejected by a mass meeting of stewards, who new state that thore are only two avenues open for a reconciliation: —(1) A conference with the ‘shipowners or, (2) the appointment of a special tribunal. The coastal owners will meet the strikers’ representatives on Tuesday. ’The inter-State owners are maintaining an attitude of “ No compromise,” insisting on the men resuming work unconditionally before a conference can be held.

NEW ZEALAND VESSELS,

SYDNEY, December 29. Onlv the stewards who are on Australian articles, left thoMoeraki.'About a ‘dozen who are on New Zealand articles are expected to stand by. The company announces that the Moeraki will sail for Wellington tomorrow. Efforts will also be made to dispatch the Manuka and the Malieno as portions of their crews are on New Zealand articles. AS the crews of the various vessels are paid off the ships will be tied up in the stream. An enormous amount of tonnage already is idle at Sydney and Newcastle, and in Melbourne it is estimated that 40,000 tons arc idle.