AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS.
RUMOURS OF A STRIKE! DENIED BY UNION OFFICIALS. \ (Per United Press Assocur.s AUCKLAND, Mav 4. The rumour that there is a possibility of a tramway strike in Auckland is authoritatively denied. It had been suggested that a strike might evolve as a protest against the pronouncement by the chairman of the Transport Board that efficiency in service was to be the paramount consideration when retrenchment was under review, and that the established system of appointment and relegation by seniority was to' be abolished. While mass meetings of tramwaymen will be held on Thursday next, it is denied by their representatives that there is anything in the suggestion concerning a strike. The meetings, they state, are called to discuss, among other matters, the attitude of the tramways management in regard to retrenchment, particularly as it applies to seniority. The Transport Board has agreed to meet the union representatives on Tuesday to discuss the new agreement to he submitted by the union.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20709, 6 May 1929, Page 8
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162AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20709, 6 May 1929, Page 8
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