WATERSIDE WORKERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1917, Page 2

WATERSIDE WORKERS.

THE POSITION UNSATISFACTORY By Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington, Jan. '3O. "The conditions at the waterfront are reported to be becoming more unsatisfactory. This morning the men did r.ot present themselves for engagement at 7.45. Tt ;s understood tliev desir-; an alteration of hours, these to be from 8 to 0 o'clock. As the men were not available at the usual time, th: labor foreman left the stands. The men were afterwards picked up for Doata which arrived late..

A call was made for labor to work a Koine steamer, gangs from which wire dismissed yesterday, but none were oil tamed.

On the other boat the butter loading gpng of \vhiph was' discharged yestevday cheese loading continued to-day. fhe Amerieaa steamer Edward Luckenbacli, with a cargo of kerosene, also experienced trouble, ft dispute arising' as to the rate of pay, the men claiming tl.at she was mi oil steamer and they ,vere entitled to 2- an hour instead of It. lOd. The employers disagreed, and work stopped. Later the employers found that the vessel was an oil steamer wider the agreement and a gang was engaged on the terms demanded. The Imperial meat gang on board or.e vessel was working at much below Hi 3 usual rate. The result was that many .hundred carcases were not disposed of 10-dav, and it wiTI bo impossible to discharge them from the trucks till tomorrow.