CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1932, Page 6

CONFERENCE

FREEZING WORKERS’ TROUBLE

(Per Press Association Copyright.)

•WELLINGTON, November 25

McLeou (secretary of Wellington Freezing Workers’ Union), Giii (secretary of Auckland) and Baker (pi’esl- - of Freezers’ Fedeii tioo) xxere present at the meeting yesterday, which for four hours discussed the freezing workers’ dispute as affecting Wellington waterside workers. Others, included in the speakers were Kelly secretary, Freezers’ •Federation), Glover New Zealand Watersiders’ Federation) and Roberts Secretary).

The meeting set up a committee of three rank and file members to wait on the freezing workers’ organisation and authorised to endeavour to arrange a conference of freezing workers organisations and companies.

Wellington Watersiders’ Union yesterday decided to recommend a stopwork meeting this mornßig to endorse the executive recommendation of the federation to the effect tliftt xvoik ■should proceed normally, should be (submitted to a secret The committee of three reported this morning they had been in touch with the freezing workers’ organisation, the secretary of th© Employers’ Federation. and the Minister of Labour, and had been gix'en an assurance that the conference' would be held about November 30j The recommendation foj- -a secret ballot xva s carried.