FREEZING WORKS DISPUTE

Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1926, Page 9

FREEZING WORKS DISPUTE

SETTLEMENT ARRIVED AT NEW AWARD TO BE SOUGHT. ALTERATIONS RETROSPECTIVE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Dec. 2. The Conciliation Commissioner for the North Island, Mr. Hally, reported that an agreement was reached to-day at the freezing conference. Joint application is to be made by the parties to the Arbitration Court for a new award to supersede the existing award, which does not expire until June, and if the Court should amend the rates of wages, such alteration, if any, will be made retrospective as far as possible to December 1. It was also agreed that the men should be instructed forthwith to accept engagement at all works. The manager of the Waitara works stated yesterday that as a result of the settlement those works would resume killing operations this morning with union labour. LOADING AT NAPIER. FREE LABOUR EMPLOYED. Napier, Last Night. Free labour completed the loading of frozen meat to the Port Hobart this afternoon, and the vessel got away at 5.30 for London via Panama. Two shifts of the free labourers which loaded this vessel were then transferred to the Ruahine, and will, despite the settlement of the freezing workers’ strike, carry right through with the loading of the Ruahine, which must be despatched by Sunday at latest in order to reach London in time for the January wool sales.