STILL IDLE

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1932, Page 2

STILL IDLE

WAIKATO UNION MINES.

NOW AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, June 21. j.he union mines of the Waikato remained idle to-day. The miners have been wait ng at Huntly for a message from the National Secretary, Mr A. McLngan as ~0 their next step. The northern miners are objecting meantime to the demand of the northern coal owners for the unrestricted right to engage and dismiss men as they choose, without reference to the procedure heretofore oberved, whereunder dismissed men have certain rights to priority of engagement. The Renown mine owners had a notice put up at the colliery that the mine would open, but that the employers still demanded the right to “hire and fire” as they might choose. Police visited the Rotowaru carbonisation plant, but it was only to make inquiries. It is reported the workers at the plant were advised by letter that the wovks were declared black in Huntly. The letter was supposed to have ccme from the Secretary of the Miners’ Council, Mr Davidson, but it later turned out he had not sent it, md some of the men working on. the slack at the carbonisation plant who stopped work have now resumed.