LABOUR UNREST.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13859, 20 April 1917, Page 7

LABOUR UNREST.

, FREEING WORKERS prosecuted; (P«t pr«n dm jintiotH AUCKLAND, April IP, The president (T. P, Hiney) find twenty members of the Freezing Workers' Union employed at ; Southdown works, charged with taking part in a strike without taking the steps, required by law, were fined, the president £lO and the others £5.

WATERSIDE WORKERS. SECRET BALLOT■ AT LYTTELTON. CHRISTCHURCH, April 19. A secret ballot was taken yesterday by the Lyttelton Waterside Workers' Union in connection tritlf the recent agreement made by the waterside workers and employers, at Wellington, The result of the ballot will be forwarded to Wellington, where it will be counted in conjunction with the'result of the ballots taken by ail the other federated waterside workers' unions in New Zealand. ' " NEW PROPOSALS ACCEPTABLE ' AT DUNEDIN; (Per Press Association) ■ DUNEDIN, April 19. At a meeting of the Dune(lin'Watersiders' Union,'the-new agreement entered into at the recent at Wellington was • discussed, A secret ballot then taken on the.proposals resulted in 115 voting for its acceptance andl3 against. The result'will be foryarded to Wellington.