WELLINGTON STRIKE

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 117, 12 May 1932, Page 3

WELLINGTON STRIKE

Of Unemployed Workers DEMANDS DRAFTED FOR GOVERNMENT ATTENTION (Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Relief Workers’ Strike Committee to-day decided to submit the following conditions to the Government as a basis of the return to work: —- “ Single mcn, two days at 12/6 and the reinstatement on relief works of

men in camp; married men with none or one child, three days at 12/6. two or three children, four days, and four or more children, five days at 12/6. No stand-down for any section, free trans-

port to and from work, exemption from unemployment levy, shelters on all jobs, full pay aucl no work in wet weather. ”

LAST NIGHT’S GATHERING

DIRECTLY OPPOSED TO ADVICE

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON. Last Night.

On behalf of the officials at the Trades’ Hall, Mr A. J. Cook stated thisevening that the action taken by the striking relief workers in assembling in Upper Cuba Street had been in direct opposition to the advice of Labour officials and politicians. “The men were led into the melee by irresponsibles and Communists, only to get knocked about,” said Mr Cook. “Responsible officials at the Trades’ Hall did everything possible to stop them. ’ ’

Mr Cook added that Labour officials had formed a committee, including the relief workers’ delegates and set about discussing the position, but among the strike leaders appointed to the committee were Messrs Kelly and Sandford, who urged an immediate decision on the one-clay strike question and announced their intention of assembling the strikers. Mr Kelly was told definitely that the Labour representatives could not in any way commit the industrial organisations, and ho and Mr Sandford were advised not to attempt to hold meetings of relief workers and unemployed. The two delegates ignored the warning and called a meeting of tho men.

As fa ras the one-day strike question was concerned, said Mr Cook, the replies of the unions had not been received. or considered and nothing definite had been decided upon.