TROUBLE AT AIRPORTS
Received Wednesdav, 7 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 5. Following a sti'ilce by loaders employed by Australian Natioual Airway.s at iMascot aerodrome today, tlie Road Transport Workers' Union is moving to tie up all the compr.nv's planes throughout the ''Connnonvvealth. The secretary of the union, Mr. A. G. Platt, said that the dispute had been placed in the hands of the New South Wales Labour Council with a view to having planes grounded. For some time the men had complained about having to load aluminium sheets in erates weighing over 7civt. and some had been injured. The com pany had refused to reduce the weight oi the crates. Two men were dis missed last night i'or refusing to -load the crates.
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 February 1947, Page 5
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