DECLARED BLACK

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1932, Page 6

DECLARED BLACK

EBLIEF WORK UNDER NEW CONDITIONS. (Per Press Association— Copyright.) PALMERSTON N., Sept. Iff. Following the decision reached "last Thursday by the strike committee of the unemployed workers’ movement to declare “black” all work at the now conditions, involving longer hours for the same pay, pickets were sent out by the organisation this morning. Numbers of men in the city gangs, either did not start relief work, or ceased shortly ' aftefcv starting, the quota (c/jiji! country works were also nunvlier., of married men who sought to .go to work were prevented from doing so as the loads were insufficient for the lorries, with single men iahsenting thiejnselvcp. Later, a- large deputation waited on the unemployed committee, and presented several demands, including the abolition of camps, also for twelve shillings and sixpence a day, no stand down week, arid sustenance payments to 'ail. The eommtitee decided to forward these to the Board. RELIEF MEN DECLINE TO WORK. CARTERTON, September 19. A meeting of the Carterton branch of the Wellington relief works’ was held on "Saturday when it was decided that no man would go to work today as a protest against the new con--dition of relief work.. It was stated that, in the first week of the new) conditions, the days of employment had been exit down. Instead of five days there were only four and three quarter days at ten shillings a day. This cut would seriously affect the already restricted relief earnings, and the local branch wish it dearly to be understood that this move i: not a strike, hut a course adopted with the view to meeting in conference representatives of the Wairaram South County Council, and the Carterton tradesmen’s association in an earnest endeavour to secure better ..working conditions. . ' ' IMMHHMIB