RELIEF WORKERS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1932, Page 6

RELIEF WORKERS

ALLOTTED LABOUR TURNED DOWN.

(Per Press Association— Copyright.)

WELLINGTON, December 13

At a meeting of the Jchnsonville Town 1 Board, on the motion of the chairman, it was edcided to empower the chairman of the works- committee to refuse work to men who tu-rn down labour allotted to them. The motion arose from Uu report that a certain section of the unemployed relief porkers would refuse work in their own trades.

It was stated that a little skilled trade work is required to keep relief workers in labour, and that tin* Board is unable to pay the award rates for skilled workmen.

THE “GO SLOW” POLICY.”

IN OPERATION IN AUCKLAND

AUCKLAND, December 13

The assertion that th c “go slow” policy is being followed by the members of the. fifty-three branches of the Auckland provincial unemployment, workers association was made to-day by the association’s president (Mr F. Lark). He said that the policy was xh'ciflbd oil a week ago at a meeting of itbe national executive of unein ployed. Following tlie ten per cent, cut in relief pay, the men decided that,

I ratiler than let their wives and fam- ] iiio s feel .the operation of the cut which last week amounted to four shillings off the wages of nuairried men, they would go .abort, and work according to their strength. Hence the' “go slow” policy men could only work in proportion to the amount of food they got. Inquiries of local bodies failed to l establish that the policy is fully operative, although last night relief workers of a suburban tow n boa.i d officially notified the board that they intended to adopt the policy until sustenance was granted and the recent cut restored.