GOVE. SUGGESTION

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5330, 18 February 1947, Page 5

GOVE. SUGGESTION

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SCHEME AFTER 'DISPUTE . OVER WAGE DEMANDS ■ ' ; • ' - J' ^ •' #

■By Telegraph — Copyright)

WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Goverameiit has mvited the Waterside Workers* Unioit to consider ihe pbssibility of form!ng a co-operative coshpany of workers to eontract for cargo handling. This offer was held over pending settle•ment of the immedjate guaranteed wage demahds of the v imioii. Now that these de-;. mands have been, dealt wit.h the co-operative scheme willC eoine forward again. It is not certain, howeVer, _ that uch a scheme can be evolved to the atisfaetion of all parties. The matfervill be under, discussion again within 'he next few weeks - between .the* lovernment and the union. • ' Asked whether the terms of the. -ettlement had been communioated•o him, the secretary of the New Zea^ and Waterside Employers' Associa-. ion, Captain M. T. Holm, said. he •fcill awaited news of the, terms. 'i It is claimed among shipc-wnera hat the new agfeement will eost* them roughly £100,000 if the terms hey have . learned unoffieially are correct. - • Mr. A. E. Bockett, who has been mpointed sole Waterfront Commisdoner on a temporary basis, will' be 'nfonned by the Government of the basis o-f the settlement of the clahns of the Waterside Workers' Union, with a recommendation that the ^ettlement be given effect to as soop. , is practicable. , %