BUTCHERS Oil STRIKE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17327, 26 November 1919, Page 8

BUTCHERS Oil STRIKE.

TRADE PROCEEDS ORDERLY. AWAITING CONFERENCE. STOCK SALES POSTPONED. Both parties directly concerned in the butchers' strike were quiet yesterday, the unionists waiting for the resumption of the conference before the Conciliation Commissioner to-morrcftv afternoon, and meanwhile making no attempt to interfere with the staffs carrying on the reduced number of shops in the city. The meeting of the Butchers' Association, which is to consider the situation that developed at the first sitting of the conference—particularly the union's demand for a flat rate of £4 a week for men employed in the tradehas been convened for this evening, but the decision arrived at may not be announced until it is laid before the adjourned conference. It is claimed on the part of the union that only nine of their members, apart from managers, have so far resumed work in the shops. On the other hand, the secretary of the Auckland Meat Company states that in its case alone 29 men who had struck have returned to their employment, including 13 managers. Once more the strike circumstances prevent the holding of the usual weekly fat stock sales at VVestfield. Notice is given by the auctioneers that these sales are postponed until further notice. The Thursday sales of dairy and store stock will, however, be held as usual.