MINISTER’S APPEAL
Men Urged To Work
(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 23.
Cities and towns would be without milk next Saturday, and tens of thousands of gallons of milk would have to be destroyed if the workers in milk-treatment stations did not work next Friday, said the Minister of Labour (Mr J. K. McAlpine) today, in an appeal to all workers in the industry to carry on their normal work and allow their dispute to go to the Court of Arbitration. “There is absolutely no justification for the action that has been taken by workers, in some milk-treatment plants in refusing to work overtime, and the threat to refuse to perform any work on Friday of this week,” said Mr McAlpine. “If the threat to refuse work on Friday is carried out, it will probably mean that, apart from Wellington city, where a separate award operates, all the cities and larger towns in New Zealand will be without milk on Saturday next.
‘‘Even if it were possible to divert the milk to dairy factories, it is understood that the union has directed its members who are employed in dairy factories not to process any milk that would normally be bottled in milk-treat-ment plants for public consumption.
‘‘This means that tens of thousands of gallons of milk will have to be destroyed,” said the Minister. ‘‘No-one, surely, could condone such a waste.
‘‘J do not wish to enter into the merits or otherwise of the claims made by the union for higher wages, and other improvements in their award. Although the representatives of the employers and workers have met in Conciliation Council on two occasions, the meetings extending over five days, no agreement was reached.
‘‘The proper course to follow is, therefore, to refer the dispute to the Court of Arbitration for settlement. I would appeal to all those workers employed in this most important industry to carry on their normal work and to allow their dispute to go to the Court of Arbitration for settlement.” the 1 Minister said.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28260, 24 April 1957, Page 14
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