No Change in Overtime Situation
AUCKLAND, Thu. (P.A.). After the watersiders’ monthly stop-work meeting at Auckland today it was reported that there was no change in the situation relating to the refusal of evening overtime.
It is understood that any further lead would come from the national executive of the union.
The watersiders discussed the Canadian seamen’s dispute and heard a report by Mr D. Williams “strike director” in New Zealand for the Canadian Seamen’s Union. Dunedin watersiders discussed the overtime ban at their monthly stopwork meeting this morning beginning at 8 a.m., but when they adjourned for lunch, no decision had been reached.
The meeting resumed at 1 p.m. The men were addressed by Mr A. Drennan, national vice-president of the union.
Advice received by the office of the High Commissioner for Canada from Canadian authorities in Ottawa, states That of a total of 84 Canadianflag ships operating from the Canadian East Coast, 80 are doing so without labour difficulties and 78 of these ships are manned by Seamen’s International Union crews.
Only four ships,, including the two in New Zealand ports, out of a total of 84 are being delayed in ports abroad by dockworkcrs.
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Northern Advocate, 21 July 1949, Page 5
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