COOKS AND OWNERS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 148, 23 May 1928, Page 7

COOKS AND OWNERS

CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE.

MEN REPLIED TO

ADHERENCE TO FORMER TERMS

(United Press Association By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received May 23, 9.25 a.m. MELBOURNE, May 23.

The Shipowners’ Association has received a telegram from Mr Tudehope, secretary of the Cooks’ Union, who is in Sydney, requesting a eonterence in order to discuss a settlement of the dispute, and declaring that the Trades Union Council has no authority to act on the cooks’ behalf. The shipowners’ secretary, Mr Elford, replied:—

“We will meet your representatives with, or without, representatives of other bodies in order to discuss a settlement.

“We have already informed you on two occasions the terms on which we are ready to engage your members. These take nothing away from you to which you were previously entitled, but after the ships of all the members of my organisation are fully manned, if thero is any difficult with regard to details we are prepared to consider any suggestion you may make,”

A meeting of the combined committee of the Maritime Unions and Trades Union Council passed a resolution to resist to the utmost any attempt by the employers to engage non-union labour for ships; also to resist the abolition of the roster system —which for years has been a condition of employment as well as a clause of the Cooks’ Union rules—and that before the owners got their way in this matter the Arbitration Court should be consulted.

TRADES COUNCIL’S EFFORTS

MELBOURNE, May 22

Despite the fact that the cooks repudiated the intervention of the Australian and New Zealand Council of Trades Unions, it is expected that the council will endeavour to reopen negotiations with the owners. If the cooks’ leaders continue to refuse to recognise the council’s authority, the council will conclude terms of settlement with the owners and take control of the dispute out of the cooks’ leaders’ hands. COOKS’ ACTION DEFENDED. SYDNEY, May 22. Mr Tudehope strongly defended the action of (he cooks yesterday in refusing the mediation of the Australian and New Zealand Council of Trades Unions. Ho added that the union intended to notify the owners that the Australian and New Zealand Council <jf Trades Unions was acting without the authority of the cooks, and that the latter were now going to attempt to arrange a conference to discuss the question of the abolition of the roster system, together with other terms.

INTER-STATE VESSEL

ANOTHER TO BE LAID UP.

Received May 23, 10.35 a.m

SYDNEY, May 23

Another inter-Statc passenger vessel, the Dimboola, is to bo laid up by the owners as a result of the cooks’ strike. The crew will be given 24 hours’ notice on arrival in West Australia.