RELIEF WORKERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 118, 21 May 1932, Page 8

RELIEF WORKERS

THE STRIKE OVER POSITION AT WELLINGTON CHAIRMAN’S RESIGNATION WELLINGTON, May 20. Although no official announcement has yet been made, it is apparent that the relief workers’ strike is over. The chairman of the Strike Committee (Mr. A. Fraser) has relinquished his position. “What is the use of striking when about nine-tenths of the men have returned to work?” remarked one of the strikers to-day. A meeting of single men was hold at the Trades Hall this morning, but the attendance was noticeably smaller than the attendances at meetings held earlier in the week. During the last few days there has been a steady increase of married men returning to work, about 300 more reporting for work each day. To-day is mainly a single men’s day on relief works in Wellington, and 928 men reported for work out of 1232. Approvimately married men were also working.

A NEW COMMITTEE? ’ BOARD SEES NO REASON. The resignation of the Wellington Unemployment Committee has given rise to the question as to how tho former activities cf the committee will be carried on. The suggestion has been made that it will be necessary to set up another organisation, but inquiries made in official quarters go to show that the Unemployment Board does not see the necessity for such action at present. The duties of the Unemployment Committee will be carried on by the Unemployment Board, through the present certifying officer (Mr. P. Kinsman).

LACK OF STATUS LOCAL COMMITTEES. CHRISTCHURCH GRIEVANCE CHRISTCHURCH, May 20. The opinion that, although their decisions and recommendations were not recognised to any great extent, the Christchurch Citizens’ Unemployment Committee was able to do good work in other directions, was expressed by the chairman, Mr. E. H. Andrews, when asked for a statement regarding tho position here. Mr. Andrews stated that he had beard that the Unemployment Board intended asking tho local committees to disband, and in his opinion, as far as their connection with the board was concerned, they might as well do so. However, when such a proposal was brought before the Christchurch committee some weeks earlier, it had not received much support. Another member said: "If the Government wants local eifnmittees to help it will have to give them a certain status.”