NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT

Taranaki Daily News, 19 May 1928, Page 13

NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT

(HOLD L'P BY THE SEA COOKS TRADES UNION’S OVERTURES REQUEST FOR CONFERENCE By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association. Received May 18, 10 p.m. Melbourne, May 18. The Australasian Council of the Trades Unions telephoned the Shipowners’ Association asking if the latter would grant a conference to discuss the cooks’ dispute, but were informed that nothing could be done in the matter until the chairman of the association, who is in Sydney, returned, when the request would be placed before him. Individual shipowners, however, point out that even if a conference were granted it could be taken as no great guarantee that peace is in sight, as the owners resent the telegram to Mr Tudehope. They made it quite clear that there could be no settlement unless the men make a sincere move to man the ships and agreed to abolish the roster system. 'lf Mr. Johnson’s following refuse to accept mediation by ths Australasian Council of Trades Unions they will be disciplined by the whole Labour movement. At a late hour the previous night the maritime conference carried a resolution that the Australian Council of Trade Unions, in conjunction with the committee of the maritime unions, should open negotiations with the shipowners for the settlement of ths cooks’ dispute.