JOB CONTROL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 277, 27 October 1925, Page 7

JOB CONTROL

AGAIN BEING AGREEMENT NOT OBSERVED. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received October 27, 11.15 a.m. MELBOURNE, Oct. 27. The crews of the Berrima, Sophocles, Diogenes and Oronsay still refuse to join the rstikers despite tho latter’s daily' efforts to embroil them in the dispute. ■' Tlie owners state that the holding up of the Ulimaroa, Ivaroola and AVerrihee is proof that the agreement made in August with the Seamen’s Union, which was stated to he the end of job control, is beginning to share the fate of the previous agreements and undertakings entered into by the Seamen’s Union, and that job control is again being exercised.— Press Association.

LOYALIST CREWS. STRIKERS’ EFFORTS FAIL. MELBOURNE, Oct. 26. During the past five days four British ships, with crews totalling over 1000,- arrived. Despite all efforts of the strikers the crews remain loyal.— Press Association. FARMERS DETERMINED. AVILL SUPPLY COAL FOR REFRIGERATORS. BRISBANE, Oct. 26. The strikers at Gladstone remain in possession of the Mahia and also the wharf, which is' strongly picketed. The town is full of farmers who are determined to supply the vessels with coal, and they have asked the Premier for State protection while they do so. Feeling runs high and if the farmers attempt to carry out the threat serious trouble is expected. Police reinforcements have been drafted to Gladstone from Rockhampton. It appears that the farmers’ visit to tho Mahia, which led to the trouble, was for the purpose of discussing with the captain plans for working ships with volunteer labour. The' strikers’ committee interviewed the Premier regarding the dispute, including tho Gladstone trouble. Though the result has not been disclosed, it is believed the strikers were made to realise that coal must be supplied to the steamers for tho refrigerators, particularly in view of the farmers’ attitude.

At Gladstone, speaking at an openair meeting, the acting-Stato secretary of the Australian Seamen’s Union declared that if tho strike committee thought it could win the fight by refusing to coal and thereby sacrificing a few thousand tons of cargo, they would refuse to coal. It was the duty of the working classes to take advantage of the opportunity. Over a hundred seamen belonging to the steamers Port Auckland and Port Sydney were left behind when the steamers sailed. A meeting of strikers discussed the position of two pilots who navigated the steamers out and declared them “black.” Cooks on the pilot steamer are not allowed to cook their food.— Press Association.' PROPOSED NEW UNION. OPPOSITION BEING SHOAVN. SYDNEY, Oct. 26. A stop-work meeting of seamen tomorrow will consider, besides strike matters, the proposal to form a new organisation. Several officers of- the local Seamen’s Union are opposed to the proposal. They consider it would weaken their own organisation, which is claimed to be very strong. The feeling among the rank and file seems to be that, while still in sympathy with the strikers, the latter’s claims are having too much attention at the expense of the local organisation.—Press Association.

POLICE WANTED AT FREMANTLE PERTH, Oct. 26. In view of the shipping position all district police at Fremantle have been notified that under no circumstances must they leave the district until further notice.—Press Association. CLANSMAN DELAYED. ABSENCE OF FIREMEN. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Oct. 26. Owing to the absence of the stokehold staff at sailing-time the Northern Company’s .steamer Clansman was unable to sail this evening for Russell and northern ports. There were 30 passengers on hoard. The delay follows upon the recent trouble regarding the duties of donkeymen of New Zealand steamers. As a sequel to the refusal of the men to operate valves and pumps and other machinery, legal action is being taken by the Labour Department against local officials of tho Seamen’s Union. The case is to he heard in Auckland on Wednesday and the greaser and three firemen of the Clansman have been subpoenaed to give evidence for the union. As the ship would not he back at Auckland until Friday they were paid off on Saturday and this morning four men were signed on in their place. The Clansman was timed to sail at 5 o’clock this evening, but'at that time there was no appearance of tjie new men. After waiting for some time to sec if they would show up, the departure of the ship was postponed until to-morrow evening.