TROUBLE ON SHIP

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21735, 17 August 1940, Page 8

TROUBLE ON SHIP

SEVENTY MEN DISMISSED By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, August 16. Seventy waterside workers were dismissed this afternoon by the authority of the Auckland Waterfront Controller (Captain Stanich), when they refused to continue unloading the Union Company’s motor-ship Waiana with the use of cranes after they had been engaged to work with ship’s gear. Six gangs were working the ship, but two gangs which were working aft were not involved in the dispute. Work commenced with the ship’s gear shortly after the Waiana arrived from Wellington early this afternoon, but when cranes were required to unload several motor-cars on the ship the men, maintaining that they had been engaged to work with the ship’s gear, refused to continue. Captain Stanich was advised of the position and decided to dismiss the men. The two gangs aft continued to work with cranes. The men dismissed will be replaced to-morrow morning when there will be a call for labour. It was too early to say what penalties the men would incur by their attitude, said Captain Stanich, but the position would be reviewed, and it was likely, that some penalty would be imposed. He had made a report on the matter to the Waterfront Commission took a serious view of such matters and had machinery available to settle such disputes.