Hours Of Talking Fail To End Bread Dispute

Chronicle (Levin), 18 November 1949, Page 2

Hours Of Talking Fail To End Bread Dispute

AUCKLAND, Nov. 17. SuppJies of bread for the weekend will be redueed by about 40,000 loaves. as a settlement has not been reached in the dispute at Walter Buchanap Litnit • ed 's bakery. The serious shortage of bread which has beeu experieneed in Auckland, will continue tomorrow. Other bakeries say they are not able to bake extra supplies because of the labour shortage and the limitation of working hours imposed by the union. Discussions between representatives of the employees, Federation of Labour, Labour Department, Bakers' and Pastrycooks' Union and Drivers' Union, began at 0.30 this morning and lasted' until 2.45 p.m. It was stated afterward that the talks ended in a deadlock. No lunch adjournment was taken and the meeting broke up when the. employees refused to return to wark unless the dismissed man was remstated. Asked to comment on the discussions, an official of the Bakers' Union aaid the dispute was not a union matter anJ the union was not taking part in it. Representatives of the Drivers " Uhion refused to comment. Mr. C. H. Thomas, manager of thefirm, said he could not make any move that would help to improve the positibn, The man could not be reinstated 'without destroying the discipline at the bakery. The Devonport naval base is baking, enough bread to supply its ships during the weekend after waiting to see if the dispute was settled this afternoon and examining alternative sources of supply without success. The cooks began baking at 6.30 tonight. " We had people waiting at six o'clock this morning for bread," said the manager of a North Sliore bakery. Many business people found sandwiches off the menu at city cafes and* milk bars. Bcone supplies were increased. Several of the city 's leading hotels were also so short of bread today that the guests were supplied with scones bakedon the premises.