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Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1925, Page 1

W \ TIC ATO COAL DISPHTK. AT7OKLAXT), Oct. -L The miners employ.'ll at the Hleiial'!,.i! Collieries ill the Waikato district stopped work yesterday morning and were out again to-day, over : men being affected. The men’s action Ikmmi t«il\ji i" riitorcv i-ortam mauds made on the mine owners, the Xew Zealand Co-nora tive Dairy (o Some of the men’s minor demands have been ronri-di'd. but the company has declined to consider ihe major points at issue until work is resumed. The men have agreed to resume and work will !»■ resumed to-morrow morning. Consideration will be given to the other points on Monday next, when the owners will meet tlie men - i , p*i -i nt atives. . , The main points at issue is that Lie Union wants the miners to lve drafted from the truckers. L nder toe await, two truckers are allowed to go on the coal each quarter. The men wish the company to agree that any miners who mav he employed ns truckers are to on the coal in then" turn as vacancies occur This the Company cannot agree to as it would mean that the management could not engage any outside men it there were any miners employed as t ruckers. „