SLAUGHTERING

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1932, Page 6

SLAUGHTERING

, POSITION UNCHANGED. (Ter Press Association — Copyright.) • ! ' AUCKLAND, October 23. | Tl '' postioa in the • /aughtormen’s •dispute nas unchanged in Auckland during the ‘week-end. r l.w: s morning a meeting attended by over 400 mempers of the Butchers’ and Slaughtermen’s •Union wits held at the Trades Hall, and satisfaction with th e present situati .n was generally ' expressed. A motion to approach! the employers for the ; •••sumption of negotiations over wages and conditions of work received no support, the only two. voting for it being th e mover’and’■••seconder. ! Union officials state that 95 per cent, of the members in the d‘Strict-v.-re at the meeting, while reports •were received from all centies to tile effect that no regrets were entertained for the situation on Friday. 'A similar . meeting was held at the Horofiu - works, Hamilton, about 120 unionists, being present. The same attitude was adopted. NO WORK DONE. WANGANUI, October 23. No work was carried out on the lighters, " hick were to be loaded on Saturday morning at Castlecliff in pi' e_ i partition for thU arrival of the Now Zealand Shaping Company's Opawa, | due in the roadstead to-morrow night, j No reasons were .given by the men, but. | it is understood that they object to | the reduced rates of pay now general throughout freezing works. Unless „ome agreement is reached, the .Opawa, which is to load a large cargo, -wi’,l (be delayed. SHEARERS’ REQUEST. GISBORNE. October 23. According to,a decision arrived at yesterday, the unemployed are requested to take no part >n the shearers’ and slaughtermen’* disputes. This was thia outcome of a meeting of representatives of slaughtermen, waterside™, .sharers, and a comnvitto- of unemployed workers. Mr J. D. Williams, t’b? shearers’ organ Rev, outlined the dispute, and said that Ah' Uremplovnient Board had dismi'S.ed shearers' and shed hands from relief works. TbM action was interpreted to e-.mpel th , n;en to accept th e plovers 1 terms. The matter had been placed in the. hands of the member for th- district .for investigation. The i following resolution was carried; “Tins j , T np,..p : -.'vdative meeting of organisations gives unqualified support to the .■•hearers’ and Haugntermen’s fight for fair rates. ..and the. unemployed are hereby called on to absent themselves from n'leering ‘‘h’d.s and freezing works until the dispute has been favourably settled.” ■■ •