BACK TO WORK

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24825, 27 January 1942, Page 4

BACK TO WORK

WESTFIELD EMPLOYEES MR WEBB EXPRESSES DELIGHT (P.A.) AUCKLAND, Jan. 26. Complying with the order of- the Minister of National Service, Mr. R. Semple, to return to work to-day, 60 employees of the city abattoir resumed work this morning. The men held a meeting at 7.30, and delegates subsequently met the management and reported back to the men. Work was resumed at 8.25. The managen stated later that the dispute had been satisfactorily settled. The Minister of Labour, Mr P. C. Webb, who arrived in Auckland this morning, expressed his delight that the men had resumed work. He hoped that common sense would prevail, not only in this industry, but throughout the Dominion. If the workers in any industry had complaints to ventilate the Government would be pleased to meet them at anv time. Ample machinery was provided for settling any problems that arose, and there was no necessity for direct action. “The law must be complied with.” the Minister declared. “Any violation of the law will meet with 100 per cent, opposition.”