ALLEGED JOB CONTROL.
UNION PROCEEDED AGAINST. FOR BREACH OF AWARD. WELLINGTON, Mar. 12.—A claim for the recovery of £lOO, penalty for the alleged breach of clause 48 of the New Zealand Seamen’s and Firemen’s award, was made at the Magistrate’s Court to-day by T. Eekford and: Co. Ltd., (Blenheim shipowners), against the Wellington Federated Seamen’s Union. ' The plaintiff company owns the Opawa and it was alleged that, contrary to the clause mentioned, the defendant union, on February 3 and up to and inclusive of the date of action, ordered and encouraged job control on the Opawa -thropgh members of the union refusing to continue in or accept employment on her so long as two members of the crew were employed in pursuance of clause 49 (DJ of the award were employed, and by other unlawful methods.
By such action the defendant union, it was claimed, endeavoured to force, contrary to the award, (a) dismissal of non-union members of the vessel’s crew, (b) absolute preference for unionists, and (c) rendering clause 49 (D) null and void. —(P.A.)
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Wairarapa Age, 13 March 1925, Page 5
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