CARGO STEAMER DELAYED.
WATERSIDE WORKERS IDLE. MEN REFUSE ENGAGEMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.—-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GISBORNE. Friday Waterside workers at Gisborne have refused to work the cargo steamer Port Auckland. A call was made yesterday afternoon, but it was riot responded to, and two other calls were made this morning with similar results. The men's representatives have decided to attend a meeting of the Disputes Committee. m Officially the agents of the Port Auckland have received no notification of the terms on which the watersiders have refused engagement It is understood that the men are aggrieved at not having been paid two hours' extra time on Wednesday evening, when the vessel proceeded to sea owing to stress of weather. The waterside workers' secretary, when interviewed, declined to discuss the posi--tion.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19270611.2.39
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19660, 11 June 1927, Page 10
Word Count
127CARGO STEAMER DELAYED. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19660, 11 June 1927, Page 10
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in