TRANSPORT HOLD-UP

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5301, 14 January 1947, Page 5

TRANSPORT HOLD-UP

■Pr/ttS 'Assn.

Iboops to take ■0V£R SERVICES

■Rec. 9.30 p.m.)

■ LONDON, Jan. 13. ■elegates of ihe striking ■ Rivers rejected the ad- ■ of S'eperal secretary L Transporl and General ■kers' Union, Mr. Arthur |;n, and decided at a tv meeting to continue ■unolBcial strike. ■Death toM he men that the ■exeeutive -va- prepared to back ■laims if the;.' ugreed to return ■k and all 'xv mcotiations to pro- ■ the conrtiiutinnal way. His ■ was ui'e-'ft'! v ith boos and I of W ■ervice Labour Moves In I Jlinh i r Labour, Mr. ■ annomu-ed ihm. in view of the ■s' decisi"ii. Y>rvue labour will ■mployel !t'.i.- morning as K]lv jilanneil ■a.iv I'onv.C' •>*' Army and Navy m have muved into the London ■ In northern England, too, Bf.rfantiu' r-ady. as at LiverBeiiatthi iiiea: market are con- ■ jtrildiu in s.vmpathy with ftndon \vork"i>. B)ne esiimiite at the number of ■idlc is Thousands of K workers are a'so affecied. and ■c armed forees take over, Het will prohaidv meet in Lon■o consider the situation. ■- strike ieieiva os were to at■he si«4t»i!.a' r.ddressed by Mr. R, iiiit huiid : '•!> ff men iurned ■d. with i-h; >•?•- and shouts, en- ■ the delinrat* rei'usal of Mr. Ii's ni'cninai thai work should be Bfi. ■ strikers liave aiven permission ■e operati":; i.irfrgency serIto ho.-pit;>L and other neeessi■ases.

§ strike enters the second week ■ the men shov m» no signs of ■ing their determination to ■out until Un ir demands are ■ded. ■ iKWihav" :-'i*iyeu themselves ■iBterfice v. f ervieenien operRlie rawiri'-*,.-'. food .-upply ser■ivhieii i-yb s tn-morrow, but Krike ••••riinnit; i* has siated that Brs with • i !> the Governfeten:i«r ;•« Svrviee transFears >f Stoppafees lev's tu'W • a-'etuy rop-Mts, and sper show that jexisf- m I.ondnn lost synrpaMtioi n-mbers of other : ani! ' '(■•:>! o widespread s6;. sinkers" entral committee i that the- I'n had the backother wnr should the Govnt try t?. ;o-oak the strike by troops oi- a':;- other me hods. Daily Ma' iudn.strial corresitsavs i* a; ierstood that the i? referre.1 t au-ans that the ? and vvorkers will in synipatny :f troops are used. ie Southern \rea Pori WorkDefence C'a-mittee passed a tilion ralline on all dockers in I hetween Lot'don and Bristol sfce to h;t:-f]!e "^oods carried oad transporf. \ member of ommittee s;ud: "We shall soon ivclved." Port W, Iioi'ence Coniwhirh ■ ii'ioial body. ei up af !««*k strike of to Wa:*'i; ;».fests of (loC'krnteers h;r.: , -ndared the Road ?e Asmi.-;-o v;ith olfers to • distr::»'.;t; ,i vhik' the lorry s are m; ;ic«i*ording to a oont mahe ? direetor of the at'on. Mr. R. 'A*. Sevvtdl. ! ^°yal Ai> Koree eaneelled e,1(l leavc t'i ;• ir.«: i] rivers after °v&rnaient ;v ..uneement that ®iee w.iuld 'tf'p to maintain ,Po strike. '"y all i,nv ii, . s London sold II featirntay. ; j manv people ttnal'le y : ea. for the ®d. tttlu-y 'es.is are scarce •garettes :1i ouist unobtain-