Printers to vote on strike action
i The results of a national i ballot on strike action by the ■ [commercial printers in the ) (Printing Trades’ Union will ; j probably be known by Thurs- 1 day, and if the majority vote ' “yes” a strike will start from 1 midnight on Friday. > The ballot, which will close at 4 p.m. today, asks l the members if they support the union’s claim for an in- ’
dustry allowance and are prepared to take strike action again in support of it, or if they want to settle for the offer already made by their employers, which does not include the allowance of $6 a week.
Printers in Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington, and some provincial centres went on strike last month for a fortnight in support of the claim, but returned to work after a compulsory conference was called by the Minister of Labour (Mr Bolger). The conference did not settle the dispute. The members were to have voted whether to strike from
today, but the strikes by Air New Zealand aircraft engineers and pilots caused a delay in the delivery of the ballot papers from the Wellington printers to the returning officer in Christchurch (Mr C. Whall).
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Press, 17 April 1979, Page 6
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