leg ally . ▁Only ▁un ions ▁registered ▁under ▁the ▁Trade ▁Union ▁Act ▁passed ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁could ▁leg ally ▁strike . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁forming ▁of ▁the ▁feder ation , ▁affili ated ▁un ions ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁IC & A ▁Act ▁and ▁registered ▁under ▁the ▁Trade ▁Union ▁Act . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁the ▁organis ations ' ▁membership ▁had ▁double d ▁to ▁nearly ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁workers . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁a ▁dispute ▁began ▁between ▁Well ington ▁ship w right s ▁and ▁the ▁Union ▁Ste am ▁Sh ip ▁Company ; ▁the ▁workers ▁wanted ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁either ▁pay ▁them ▁for ▁trav elling ▁time ▁or ▁provide ▁them ▁with ▁transport ▁to ▁new ▁work sh ops ▁at ▁Evans ▁Bay . ▁In ▁May ▁the ▁ship w right s ▁cancel led ▁their ▁registration ▁under ▁the ▁IC & A ▁Act ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Federation - aff ili ated ▁Well ington ▁W aters ide ▁Work ers ' ▁Union ▁( W W W U ). ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁action ▁On ▁October ▁ 6 ▁All ison ' s ▁T au pi ri ▁Co al ▁Company ▁s ack ed ▁six teen ▁min ers ▁at ▁H unt ly , ▁three ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁arbitr ation ▁union ' s ▁executive . ▁The ▁company ▁refused ▁another ▁ball ot ▁and ▁the ▁direct ors ▁declared ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁nothing ▁to ▁discuss ▁with ▁the ▁union . ▁ ▁Three ▁days ▁later ▁the ▁workers ▁voted ▁almost ▁un anim ously ▁to ▁strike ▁until ▁the ▁six