Auckland Waterfront Hold-up Spreads

Chronicle (Levin), 2 November 1949, Page 7

Auckland Waterfront Hold-up Spreads

Press Associationj

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AUCKLAND, Nov. 1.

More tlian 50(1 Auckland' wutersiders, nearlv oue third of the union labour force, Avill not be available for emplovment tomorrow morning as a resuil of disniissals on tlie three-day penaltv in the past tw'o days. Tlie el'fects of the Auckland overtime replacement dispute have mounted rapidl.v and tlie unionist^ liaA'e been penalised for rcfusing to work in gangs with overtime non-un ionists and to replace disniissed men. No developineuts occurred today in the dispute, now a week old. Oue ovcseas ship, the Huntingdon, Avas idle all day, three sliips Avere not Avorked tonight, aud many vcssels were only partly 'manned. At tliis' morning 's labour engageuient eall discs Avere displayed oCfering Avoric to the 105 unionists available partly to replace the 382 disniissed ou Alonday night for refusing to Avoric Avith notiunionists engaged for overtime on tlie Rangitoto, Northumberlaiid and Huntingdon. They refused to lift the discs and were placed on penaltv for three days. The day therefore began AvitJi 387 absent on penaltv. Unionists on Union Companv sliips refused to Avork in gangs completed by non-union replac.enients, and 18(3 men in 11 gangs Avere disniissed and placed on the three-day penaltv, bringiiig tiio total in port under peualty to 423.