MR. STANLEY GIVES HIS VERSION

Chronicle (Levin), 7 April 1949, Page 5

MR. STANLEY GIVES HIS VERSION

WELLINGTON, April 6. The statement by the secretary of the Auckland Alaster Builders' Associa tion, Alr. AI. F. Bunker, that hetweim 700 and 800 carpenters had gone back to work, was absurd, said the secretary of the New Zealand Carpenters' Union Alr. R. Stanlev, in Wellington today. "The statement no doubt was made with the intention of Lifting the rapldly waning morale of the master builders who, up to date, had lost more than £49,000 in profits alone since , the dis pute began," said Alr. Stanley. "This loss was apart from heavy overheao expenses. ' ' He said the latest survey from the deregistered section of the Auckland branch showed that the maximum nuniber of carpenters who resumed work was in the vicinity. of 300. Of that number .no ^qwel 1 j$anr >1 0j5 : tblad.' re turned under signed agreements with emplovers, drawn up by tl)e union on the union's original terms # and conditions. That meant that at present only 195 of the breakaway section were working. A considerable number of 'others who also returned to work had since walked off the jobs after being told that the resumption of work was in conflict with the decision of thunion reached at the Carlaw Park meeting.