WILL THERE BE A STRIKE?

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 5

WILL THERE BE A STRIKE?

SLAUGHTERMEN WAGES. NOTICE TO STOP WORK GIVEN. THE CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION.

The .trouble -which has been'. brewing, v for some time among the: slaughtermen,' ■ to, which" several':references "have beeni; made in those.''/columns;', .took.!defihita ■•; shape ..-yesterday, when; it : / is .;■ under-; . stood,' ■'•'notice -'was /served'; • on..■;; I ;tke;V Wellington , Meat "Export '.'Company-of 7 ;;: 'their intention /to; strike'fourteen';day3,' hence.;. .There 'are no .difficult; complica-v'i tions in respect to the' latest industrial -; trouble to agitate' tho public,mind.- .The •. slaughtermen-want. 255. instead-of 235..-for/' killing sheep and. lambs,'-and it is'.under-/ stood that they do not intend to accept/ any less amounts though the' last agree-} mont. under which they worked, which has [i now run; out, only, stipulated for the' 23s.'i Tho fourteen days' notice, of intention, to,/strike- is a, statutory .provision set'; out |' in Section 9 of the .amendment; of'l9oß- : ' to the Industrial..Conciliation":an4.-'Arbi-i tration- Act,-•'which,..set out:—■'.•' f'j d'rh'&

..■■',■■■ If any 'person. employed/'in: any'of tho-.;industries /to/;, which/this; :' .soction^appljes. strikes .without; having ; \ ''■ given, to,. his /employer.': within, one/ /month; before bo striking//not/'less/ ;: than fourteen ; 'days; .notice in writiig / i signed his intentibn;.:.to--': ;strikc,"or strikes before the expiry ""of / /any notice so-;given striker/shnll.rbe;liable ,:oh. summary/ \ convictiou-i.iefore '. a.' magistrate; to a''.- . fine not. exceeding JE25."; ;■:>/;./. '■' ■. // ■(■:■ -; v ;-. Tho':section: also. bihcV the case:o.f- a lock-out, but in'his case tha fine.is JE500. - .- '/ / v/'A'. .-''A:;:''//.■'■/:;,; ;yTJie:Abt continues:—///.//:';'.i;/;;/;:/ /]/This/section;applies to' the following ' '.■'. industriesr—>■?..•: ///V.

(a) The manufacture or supply of coal gas. (b) The production or supply ' of , electricity for light or power. (c) Tho supply of wnter to the inhabitants of any borough or other place. (d) The supply of milk for domestio purposes. (e) The slaughtering or supply of \ meat for domestic consumption. (f) Tho sale or delivery of _ coal, w bother for domestic or industnal purposes. (g) Tho working of any ferry, traranay, or railway used for the public carnage of goods - or passengers.

It: is "provision ' E ,'bf //the;, sub-section "J: -ii'i. that 'operates ih/th'e lease ■ terme'n; ■';':■: j./.>"v^^ .-' :'A delegation" :of.-/ slaughtermen- i; be-?■•:;. : ■loiigihg'to" tho.: Mr. M. ; .J.--lleard6n-(secretary), iwaited.: on:/'.M// the'-officials: of:/the Gear "Meat: yesterday, /'but. ..in that... case;; the\ notice;'/. ,**.; .of intention to; strike;had not been,giyen {s%s up to^s'' O'clock- last/evening.'--i> v,/ l &::/ ■.Mr; Eeaidon iefused: to;;be" interviewed'£.'■*/]!' in regard to the position,- Btatiiig that' ho !■;>?■■?.' did notvihink;it i was ■ in: ; thos interests the. men "to', have ;:"a.; whole'- lot stnff;/:-v; appearing-in'the newspapers.'v:iThe;cbm-::v;'.-.; panyofficials, were:.equally;;reticbnt, ? The' l ') slaughtermen -.'; recognise; '. that ■■; they are noWv.wbrking up to the;busiest point of : the, season/,: .other/hand the public are /reminded -that the',meat■: markofc at Homo- has been'■-;depressed'; the result : ofv'a., 1 glut: and. .that /the;,;meat companies' vprbfits must"; have:; suffered considerably during:the.-year-just ended.