FREEZING WORKERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 June 1922, Page 5

FREEZING WORKERS.

STRIKE IN SOUTH ISLAND. MEN AND FEDERATION DISAGREE. WORK MAY BE RESUMED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The outstanding features in connection with the strike of the meat freezing work®’ employees are that all the South Island -works are now idle, and that three of the Canterbury companies have called upon the Canterbury union to procure workers to take up operation® at their works to-morrow morning. It is understood that a meeting of the Canterbury union will be held to-morrow evening, at which some straight talking is expected to be indulged in. It is a matter of common knowledge that the majority of the members of the Canterbury union have no sympathy, with the strike, and that th© opportunity presented by to-morrow’s meeting for acquainting the federation officials with the opinions held by the rank and file will not be allowed to slip by without full advantage being taken of it- One anticipated result of to-morrow night’s meeting is that, in all probability, the men will return to work on Monday morning. The loading of carcases on railway trucks at the works is being done, in some instances by men from the town office staffs. It is anticipated that no trouble will ibe experienced from the waterside w’orkers as long as the meat_ handled has been slaughtered by union labour. The -watersiders are said not be very anxious to cease work.

NO CHANGE AT PRESENT. Christchurch, June 16. The deadlock in the freezing industry), continues. Mr. Niall, secretary of the New Zealand Freezing Workers’ Federation, has returned to Christchurch from the south. He said he had no statement to make, but he expected the next move td come from the companies.