WATERFRONT WORK
New Employment System Lasts One Day ‘By Telegraph.—Press Assoeiatlon.) AUCKLAND, June 28. After a short life of only one day, a new system of giving preference of employment to regular non-unionists over spare-time workers has been abandoned by the Auckland waterfront controller, Mr. A)’. J. Cuthbert. 'When the system was introduced yesterday it rcsulti'd in a demonstration of both classes of workers at the employing pen on Central Wharf. Allegations were made that lhe regular non-nnionists liad failed to fulfil their assurances that they would ho available for all normal working hours of the port and also tlint the time-keepers had employed casual men before permanent workers. The employment of non-union labour was conducted in the usual manlier today, no preference being given. Mr. Cuthbert said the new system would lie abandoned till such time as he received definite assurances from tlie regular ‘‘seagulls” that they would - be available for normal working hours and Would not pick and choose their jobs.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 233, 29 June 1944, Page 3
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163WATERFRONT WORK Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 233, 29 June 1944, Page 3
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