teen ▁men , ▁and ▁other ▁min ers ▁not ▁re - emp loy ed ▁after ▁a ▁strike ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁were ▁re inst ated . ▁ ▁After ▁receiving ▁con gr at ulations ▁from ▁the ▁U FL ▁the ▁min ers ▁asked ▁the ▁feder ation ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁dispute . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Well ington ▁ship w right s ▁had ▁added ▁further ▁gr iev ances ▁to ▁their ▁list , ▁including ▁dem ands ▁for ▁increased ▁pay ▁and ▁hol id ays , ▁and ▁they ▁began ▁a ▁strike ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 . ▁The ▁wh arf ies ▁held ▁a ▁stop ▁work ▁meeting ▁at ▁ 8 am ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁refer ▁the ▁dispute ▁to ▁the ▁U FL ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁work , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁sc abs ▁had ▁been ▁h ired ▁in ▁their ▁place . ▁In ▁def iance ▁of ▁their ▁president ▁another ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁and ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁workers ▁decided ▁" That ▁no ▁work ▁shall ▁be ▁accepted ▁until ▁such ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁victim ised ▁men ▁are ▁re - inst ated ". ▁ ▁The ▁events ▁in ▁Well ington ▁and ▁H unt ly ▁received ▁national ▁attention ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁week ▁and ▁many ▁W obb lies ▁in ▁A uck land ▁and ▁Well ington ▁called ▁for ▁action . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 4 ▁the ▁wh arf ies ▁inv aded ▁several ▁ships ▁and ▁stopped ▁work , ▁that ▁same ▁day ▁the ▁ship ▁own ers ▁offered ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁agreement ▁if ▁work ▁was ▁res