MAGNANIMOUS U.S.S.

NZ Truth, Issue 438, 15 November 1913, Page 6

MAGNANIMOUS U.S.S.

Boots Worker* on a T«chnio«l Point

Hero is a matter which, though Mile m Ituolf,. illustrnuss the niennno»H of the Union Steam Ship Com'puny in- interpreting dteputod clauaos of tho Waterside Worker*' agreement. Let this Im» understood— <u*y worker Bent to work at (uot on) the Patent Slip (vide, page* 3 and a to the agreement) "v^-,.^. Shall bo paid from the Unw of If leaving the place of engagement s iF and up to the time of arrival at f wharf on return, at Uw rate rtx«jd / for the cisvs* of labor they aro ( wigfi«od 'at, Tho employer*, however, claim that tho" wharf- belonging to tho Onion | Co., adjaeisot to th» Slip, IX NOT THE SUP ITSELF. Hut although tho work dono on th« wharf l» U»p name that wan carried on nt tho Slip 'prior to tho wharf* cxisumc*, and although a w>rk«* hna «ot to lo«e the same time to go to i hat wharf, tho employer* will not give him UwfwKry «n« nhllllng travelling oHownuw, with the had exeunt that tho WORK IS NOT DO^B OH THE v SLIP. Th« »«j»w«r from th« employers i» thU, a«d f *Troth" i* inforraM, ta Mr. Kenn«d>« own «ortl»t r Wo adjnii your contention, but ««• J>t»ve got you biHOen on a (i*lwi}f»l point, ■■;•"■ Do n<«t forgot timt it the Union Cob wharf h&'t !>«m m. c»xi«L«nc« at tho moimwt the agr^e»ne«t'wa» framwl, tho wharf m question Would hnvt* li«*»n plrtc»rt in.the tttkinb category <4^ LaUr ttrik* n««r« appear* on p tt go y