FREEZING WORKS STRIKE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17229, 8 April 1930, Page 4

FREEZING WORKS STRIKE

WORK PROCEEDS QUIETLY EFFICIENT VOLUNTEERS (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, lust night. Work is proceeding quietly at llio Finogard freezing works, where a board of volunteer' butchers is reported to be doing good work. The learners have the advantage of expert tuition, and daily aro gaining speed, one of the essentials in refrigerating work. Some of the union butchers have left the town, but tho majority are still here. Their behaviour to date has been exemplary, and although at tho start of tho trouble there wore little incidents that might easily have led to a conflict With the forces of law and order, a clash was averted, largely owing to the tact displayed by the police and the good

sense of the strikers. The latter are hoping that pressure from outside may even yet bring about a change in the attitude of the company in the matter of reinstatement. Of that, hpwevdr, there is no indication.

As tho result of the strike at Finegard, the workers at Burnside freezing works have been carrying out a “go slow” policy since Friday. This afternoon tho officials of tho N.Z. Refrigerating Co. announced that there was no statement to be made at the present juncture.

NO TROUBLE AT TIMARU MEN REJECT OVERTURES (Per Press Association.l TIMARU, last night. The trouble which was experienced at the South Otago Freezing Co.’s works at Finegard last week threatened to spread

to South Canterbury yesterday, btot with the exception of the loss of a few hours’ killing time, nothing of a really serious nature developed. It is understood that- two men, one being a slaughterman who was paid off in the south last week, arrived at the Pareora works in an endeavor to get the local men to cease Work in sympathy with the southern men. The local men took a vote, and as tho result, normal killing was resumed at 11.15. The stoppage of three hours meant a ■ loss in killing of 2500 sheep, which is a great inconvenience as stock are pouring into the works. The men mentioned, later visited Smithfield works, where, they addressed the slaughtermen at conclusion of their monthly meeting. It is not known whether a vote was takeni but killing was resumed at 11.45.