NEW VIEW OF BAN ON NIGHT WORK
Received Fridav, 10.35 p.m. SYDXEY, Feb. 7. The watersiders had 110 intention of extending tlie Avaterfront strike, said Afr. J. llealy, Federal secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation. He exphiined that union action in banniug night work 011 the wharves, was more a piotest tlian a strike. The pui'irose was to force satisfaction of the four-year-old claim for two weeks' paid holidav yearly. ] In »Sydne\ today nien were suspendcd when they refused calls for night labour after tlie requireinents for d'ay ;labour had been lilled. ; ATr. Healv denied a report that he ! said the federation would attend the ' Arbitration Court hearing in Hydney on Alonday of the dispute, buf would not adhere to the Court 's decision. He said the union contended that the .Stevedoring Iiulustry Commission and not the Court, was tlie proper authority to deai with the dispute. I11 Syduey today l.'l inter-State and M1 overseas vessels were worked by day gangs and more tlian 700 men were suspeuded for refusing night woik.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 February 1947, Page 5
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