AN AWARD ENFORCED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14441, 6 February 1909, Page 10

AN AWARD ENFORCED.

A COS'l'lA' '".SMOKH OH." STRIKERS FIXKD. (Pep. I 1 xitf.d Pitvss Association.) IIASriXCS. February 5. At (lie Magistrate's (\ mrt | o .,j av 17 111011 were chained, on tin l iufovuuvtion of till' Insjicclor of Awards, that, iK-ins; nilpliivwl ;il 1 lioniits liorlhwicl; aiul Kens frco/.in. works ut. I'tikijmki. mid bcim; 1h iiihl by the ihiwkc s |i;i,y fivo/.inj* awartl, I llt'.V (lid go ou( on strike on .himurv 13. Till- cases aiw out (if a ivwtil <lif')"or< n:e between the manager ami the feilniungws as to a "spell" in the morning muf in Ihe afternoon in which to smoke. The request, for "smoke-oils" not boiiw giiinie<l. as such spell was not provided loi' in Hit* award, the incn in quest ion ("eased work in' batches of live. On the following lunrniiu the men's demand was gutnted. there a amount of work in hand in the works. The men also insisted 011 an ;i|H>lo»v from the manager for his action ill callinsr them curs. Mr S. I'.. M'Carthy, S.M., after lieariii" the evidence, saiil i|. was clear to him that tho men had all cdiubinod and <l-j. cided to go out in batches of live ]),. i'(.i,.sniered that what had occurred was a strike. I'lie men should have either communicated with the inspector or with *'i union, and not- have gone out. Judgment. was given against, each man for £1, and costs, lhrre other men. who did not appear, were similarly dealt with.