WATERSIDE STRIKE.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1924, Page 3

WATERSIDE STRIKE.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. OtULE ASSOCIATION. VESSELS SAIL ON TIME. MELBOURNE, Nov. 9. Despite the overtime strike the In-ler-State and" Overseas steamcis scheduled to sail on Saturday got away on i me.

The sailing of the Fiimaroa was delayed an hour owing to firemen at the last moment leaving the steamer on the ground that their section of the crew was three men short. The full complement was obtained later. The Ferndale is still held up and he Aloreton Ray dispute has reached in impasse.

TO BREAK STRIKE. SYDNEY, November ID. A move lias been planned by the oversea shipping representatives which may completely break the Waterside Workers’ Federation. Application will first lie made to the Federal Arbitration Court for an i n terprel.a lion of the Union's award with regard to the preference given the Federation, which is only conditional and is opposed to the principle of straighout preference to unionists. The overseas shipping companies will make the Federal (loverniuent a party to the issue with, a view to having preference to the union cancelled completely. ’I hat being done the way will he paved for the establishment of the bureau system, under police protection, il necessary, on all wharves in Australia.