WORKER SUES UNION.
LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, A WATEESIDEE'I CLAIM. C$T TELEGHAPH. —PBKSS . ASSOCIATION.] GKEYMOiJiPH, yuesdny.. A •waterside worker,; Cflarke, claimed £5 special and £40 general damages from the local: Union and its secretary, H, that he was prevented from'.obtiifoing employment on the wharf. ..,: The railway wharf .foreman deposed that Kirk infonned him tljat : CBarke was 7s 9d in arrears in union dues, so witness understood Claxke waa'an unfinancial unionist .and riot employable. •«,; i Kirk said that Clarke had heen in arrears since quarterly pay nMJnta-were introduced. Thirty members; were allowed, extended time in regard id (levies. Clarke was the only one in arrears, and did not seek work at certain calls on the wharf. The magistrate," Mr. i Meldrum, gave a verdict for the plaintiff for 6s 3d, low; of wages, and. also witness' expenses. ; - ,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18176, 23 August 1922, Page 10
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135WORKER SUES UNION. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18176, 23 August 1922, Page 10
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