UNIONISTS OUT

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 306, 20 August 1932, Page 5

UNIONISTS OUT

(Press. Assn.~

ONLY WORK AT LYTTELTON

-By Telegraph — Copyright).

Auckland, Friday. The only vessels on which cargo was worked this morning were those for which labour had been engaged before to-day, consequently there was no occasion to engage men at the first call to-day. About one hundred men were present at the rostrum at eight o'clock, and a diversion was created when a man hurriedly distributed pamphlets which some of the watersiders present apparently expected to contain instructions. However, it was an appeal signed by the local Communist Party, calling on the watersiders to adopt the slogan, "All out for a gen>eral strike," and attacking Messrs. Roberts and Glover, of the Watersid-' ers' Federation. Several of the pamphlets were torn up after the men had glanced at them. One of the men said they were opposing the new working conditions, rather than the new wage rates. Dunedin, Friday. There was no response to the call for work on the Dunedin waterfront under the new conditions. The three ships in port include the Kaikorai, from Geelong, with 1600 tons of wheat. Gisborne, Friday. Two gangs of watersiders were engaged to-day at the old award rates for the Awahou, the terms including preference for unionists. The shipment includes 100 head of livestock, and the engagement is under the old conditions. This, it is understood, is due to anxiety to avoid competitions affecting the welfare of the cattle. Greymouth, Friday. There was no response of watersiders this morning to the call for labour. The shipping companies and railway unsuccessfully called for men at reduced rates. Westport, Friday. There was no response to the call for labour on the waterfront this morning. The Komata is the only ship in port. It is understood she may sail to-night. Christchurch, Friday. All wharf work is proceeding as usual at Lyttelton to-day. No trouble is anticipated. ' The watersiders at Lyttelton were engaged under the employers' amended proposals, the old agreement having lapsed.