South Island Men Demand Increased Pay
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ASHBURTON, March 21. « At miclday the employees of the Canterbfir'y Frozen Meat Company's Fairfield freezing works downed tools presumably going. out on strike, according- to a statement made this afternoon by Mr G. M. Breeze (manager). Mr. Breeze believed that the strike was being carried out on c-rders from the Freezing Workers' Union and would probably apply to all wmrks in the province. While not eertain of the objectiver cf the action he intimated (hat rncreased pay and improved conditions were probably sought In ccos'iig work Mr. Hreeze said th?it tlie workers had ensured that per-ishable commodities were put. away properly as after the butchers stopped ther'e was quite a lot of ( leaving up to be done. The stnke has oceurred at what is- virtii/ilJy the peak of the season when after a spell of fairly drv weather farmers are becoming eeger to gct their lambs away to the works. The men have been ordered to report' back on Monday.
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1947, Page 5
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