TROUBLE AT ABATTOIR
ANOTHER HOLD OP NEW DEVELOPMENT IN DISPUTE. MEN STOP WORK YESTERDAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 21. A new development has occurred in the dispute between the employees and the management of the Auckland municipal abattoir at Westfield. Evidence of this was forthcoming today when the slaughtermen ceased killing operations at 2.30 p.m., though there were more than sufficient stock to keep them fully employed till the normal hour of terminating work at 5 p.m.
Wages and conditions of labourers who arc paid on an hourly basis under an award which came into force in May last year have been the subject of grievances among the men, and representations for higher pay have been made to the Auckland City Council, which controls the abattoir. The issue came to a head last Friday, when.the men held a stopwork meeting to discuss the position. They resumed work, but held another meeting on Monday morning before commencing work for the day. The convener of the health committee of the city council, Mr F. N. Ambler, then stated that the men’s requests could not be granted. It was stated by the management today that since Monday’s meeting workers have been working shorter hours.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 January 1942, Page 3
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