THE UNEMPLOYED
A meeting of married and single unemployed workers was held in the Workers’ Hall, Jersey Lane, on Monday, September 12, as a protest against the single men being forced into the relief camps. The hall was full to overflowing, and aftor the position of the single unemployed was outlined by several speakers, it was decided by a full majority that the camps be declared black. The meeting resolved itself into a deputation to the Local Unemployment Committee and a committee of four, two married and two single men, were nominated as spokesmen.
The deputation later returned to tire hall to conduct a further meeting wherein it was reported by a number of men, who hud left their work at the Hospital to attend the protest meeting, that they had been told not to report for work again until the following Thursday. Strong feeling against this action was expressed and a deputation was immediately sent to interview Mr Lowden for the purpose of having these men reinstated. This meeting then adjourned. At 2 p.m. the hall in Jersey Lane was again packed, the deputation reporting that the men were to report for work as usual. A discussion then ensued in relation to the new rates and conditions that were to operate from the 19th inst., whereupon the following resolution was moved, discussed and carried unanimously : “That this meeting of workers refuses to accept the new rates of pay to be put into operation and we declare the jobs black immediately they are put into effect.” The National Unemployment Workers’ Movement to be acquainted of this decision and asked to call on all other centres to do likewise. Several other resolutions were passed, including a unanimous acceptance of the. policy and constitution of the Unemployed Workers’ Movement, and that the principle of a stand down week be abolished. A further meeting is to be held on Thursday at 7.30 p.m., when the decision of the board will be heard and a further course of action decided upon.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 244, 14 September 1932, Page 12
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337THE UNEMPLOYED Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 244, 14 September 1932, Page 12
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