COOKS’ VENDETTA

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 329, 14 April 1928, Page 9

COOKS’ VENDETTA

FOUR SHIPS HELD UP VENTILATION IN COURT (United P. A.—By Telegraph — Copyright.) Reed. 10 a.m. MELBOURNE, To-day. The chairman of directors of the Huddart-Parker Company states that the matter of the cooks’ vendetta against the company will probably be ventilated before the Arbitration Court. A representative of the shipowners, referring to. the trouble, said the cause was the unemployment on the waterfront. The Cooks’ Union had many members out of employment, and it was in an endeavour to reduce idleness that the union suddenly demanded an increase in the galley staff. It is rumoured, that the union would, if necessary, adopt a more militant attitude, and threaten to hold up all colliers, should the owners not comply with its demands for an additional cook for each vesseL The secretary or the Marine Cooks’ Union denies that the union refused to supply cooks for the Werribee. He said he did not know why the men would not respond to the call. He added that there was no connection between the trouble in Sydney and the Werribee. The cooks yesterday refused to man the Huddart-Parker ship Werribee until the dispute on the Ulimaroa is settled. The company now has four ships tied up.

SHIP’S CREW PAID OFF TRUANT FIREMAN AGAIN* (United P. A.—By Telegraph Copyright.) Reed. 9.5 a.m. SYDNEY, To-day. When the Australian United Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Mareeba was due to sail for Melbourne, it was fonnd that nine firemen were missing. Efforts to fill the vacancies were unavailing, and the remainder of the crew will be paid off, and the vessel tied up.