STRIKE AT ARAPUNI.
OVERTIME DISPUTE,
Te Awamutu, Last Night
All workmen engaged in the Arapitni electrical works declared a general strike at midniglit on Sunday.
The dispute arises out of payment for overtime. It is stated the employers should pay double rates for all overtime in excess of four hours, and neglect to do so gives rise to the present dispute.
A mass meeting of the men held yesterday reached a decision to declare a general strike from midnight this morning. Mr. J. Kelly, president, and Mr. E. Lake, secretary of the Union, went to hold a conference with the Armstrong, Whitworth representatives. But a conference was refused by the company who stipulate the men must return to work be fore any consideration is possible. Mr. Handman, the Company’s manager at Arapuni, is at present in Auckland. Meanwhile work is at a standstill.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3651, 14 June 1927, Page 3
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143STRIKE AT ARAPUNI. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3651, 14 June 1927, Page 3
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