WHARF CARPENTERS DECLARE SHIP WORK AS “BLACK”
WELLINGTON. Last Night (PA).— Shipwork carpenters at Wellington gave notice to their employers this morning, and finished work at noon. They have declared port carpentry work “black” and state that, they will find employment meanwhile elsewhere.
This action followed an unsuccessful claim for a wage increase of 9d an hour put to the employers this week by the New Zealand. Waterside Workers’ Union on behalf of its shipwork carpenters section. Shipwork carpenter’s rates at pi esent are 4s 2d an hour. The rate asked was a total of 4s lid an hour.
Carpenters are regularly required to prepare overseas ships for loading. If no labour can be found for this jo’o, overseas ships may be held up, and a serious stoppage could occur. Between 50 and 69 carpenters are at present involved. A spokesman for the carpenters said that they were told by a leading spokesman for the employers that they had the right to give two hours’ notice, and then could legally leave their work. Becau.?2 they considered they could earn better pay elsewhere, they had put that suggestion into effect.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 2 November 1950, Page 6
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