MARITIME MEDLEY

Northern Advocate, 23 May 1928, Page 5

MARITIME MEDLEY

A GLEAM OF DAYLIGHT ANXIETY TOR SETTLEMENT. COOKS AND COUNCIL FALL OUT. {Australian Press Association.) (Received 8.30 a.m.) ' SYDNEY, This Day. ■Mr J. Tudehope, secretary of the Marine Cooks’ Union, states that the union is now going to endeavour to convene a conference with the owners to discuss the proposed terms settlement.

Mr Tudehope strongly defended the action of the cooks, yesterday, in refusing the mediation of the Australian and New Zealand Council of Trades Unions, stating that they do not recognise the latter’s authority to intervene in the matter, without the consent of the .organisation directly concerned.

He added that the union intended to notify the owners that the Australian and New Zealand Council of 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, flic question of abolition of the roster system, Together with the other terms.

COUNCIL FLOUTED

UNION MAY BE SUPERSEDED,

(Australian Press Association.) MELBOURNE, This Day.

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 re-open negotiations with the owners. If the cooks’ leaders continue to- refuse to recognise the council’s authority, the council will conclude terms' oi settlement with the owners and take control of the dispute away from the cooks’ leaders.

CONFERENCE PROBABLE

OWNERS REITERATE TERMS,

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 10.31 a.m.) MELBOURNE. This Day

The Shipowners’ Association lias received a telegram from Mr J. Tudehope, Sydney, requesting a conference to discuss a settlement and declaring that the Trades’ Union Council lias no authority to act on 'the cooks’ be half.

The shipowners’ secretary, Mr Elford, replied: “We .will meet your representatives, with or without representatives of other bodies, to discuss a settlement. We have already informed you, on two occasions, of the terms on which we are ready to engage your members. These take nothing away from you to which you wore previously entitled, But, after the ships of all the members of my organisation are fully manned, if there is any difficulty in regard to details, we arc prepared to give consideration to any suggestion you may make.” A meeting of the Combined Committee of the Maritime Unions ami Trades Union Council passed a resolution to resist to the utmost any attempt by the employers to engage, nonunion labour for the ships; also to resist 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 before the owners got their way in this matter the Arbitration '.Court should be consulted.

ANOTHER VESSEL IDLED

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 11.19 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day

Another interstate passenger vessel, the Dimiboola, is to be laid up by the owners as the result of the coohs’ strike. The crew will be given 24 hours notice on arrival from Most Australia.