TIT-FOR-TAT POLICY

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12075, 28 February 1925, Page 5

TIT-FOR-TAT POLICY

WELLINGTON WATERFRONT NO LABOUR FOR WATLTANA; NO CALL FOR OTHER SHIPS. MR) J. ROBERTS KNOWS NOTHING There was no response on the waterfront yesterday morning; to a call for labour to work the "Waimana, the Shaw. Savill. and ABbion liner which arrived !rom Gisborno on Thursday evening to continue loading. There was no refusal on tlio Dart of the watersiders to work the other vessels in port when the first morning call for labour was nyido, but they declined to work the Waimana. Further calls were made at 9 a.m. and at 1 p.m.. but again there was no response from the men. The vessels wihich arrived in port after 8 a.m. yesterday were, in accordance with the previous policy of the shipping companies, not worked, the employer® refining to call for any * fresh labour. One of the vessels which arrived during the day was the s.s. Storm. There were 7000 carcases of meat on the wharf, ready for loading on the Waimana, biut if no labour offers today the meat will have to he returned to the cold stores. The secretary of the Waterside Employers’ Association (Mr W. H. G. Bennett) stated yesterday that as a result of the men declining to accept engagement for the - Waimana it had been decided not to call for any fresh labour until a response is made to work the vessel, in the meantime gangs at present working on other boats will continue until their term of engagement has expired. As a result of the waterside employers’ decision, no call was made for labour to man the Storm, which arrived from Wanganui early yesterday afternoon. The secretary or the Waterside Workers’ Federation (Sir J. Roborts) stated that he had heard nothing about the Waimana not working. The 'Waimana was scheduled to sail on Monday afternoon for Nelson, to oomplete loading, and to return to Wellington on Mai'h 15t.fi, merely for Customs clearance, leaving the same day for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe.

VEBBELB IDLE DISPUTE AT LYTTELTON. T>«p Prpw Association. CHRISTCHURCH, February 27. Most of the boats at Lyttelton were idle to-day. The trouble was caused yesterday by the men refusing to load meat on the Port Auckland and refusing to work overtime on the Wingatui. As a resnlt fhe employers decided not to make any further call for labour until a complete settlement has been reached.

BREACHES OF AWARDS

PROPOSAL TO FINE UNIONS.

SHIPOWNERS’ APPLICATION. Bv TjleunpV—Press Assn.—Coz-rrieht (Received February 27, 10.10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, February 27. In the Federal Arbitration Court today, the shipowners asked that a penalty clause be inserted in the Waterside Workers’ Award providing for drastic penalties for acts tending to a breach of the award, and providing for a £SO penalty if the federation or federation members, to the number of two or more, in combination fail to offer themselves for work as a means of enforcing a demand j the penalty fo he paid to the employer. The hearing was ad]ouroed till Monday week, to enable the secretary of the Waterside Workers’ Ffederation to attend.

RIVAL UNIONS

SYDNEY DISPUTE ENDED

Bv Telegraph.—Press Assn- Copyright. (Received February 27, 10.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, February 27. The watersiders’ dispute is reported to have been ended by the Soldier Watersiders’ Union deciding to join the Watersiders’ Federation.