THE HUNTLY MINERS.
(Per Press 1 Association.)
HUNTLY. November 8. The secretary of the Waikato Miners' Union: applied at the Mines; office today for a copy of the pay dockets, to 'which he held ho was entitled under Section 100 of the Coal Mines Act. This was refused on the ground that the men are not now working undei the arbitration award. A circular issue/I by the organiser of the new union states that such rapid progress has been made that an agreement has been arrived at ; with the company whereby every mair now starting -work"in the mines has to sign on with the new union, and in a few weeks an award will have been arranged. The new union provides for liberal accident and benefit funds, and legal methods of settling- all disputes, in virtue of which it is in a positions to compel the company not to recognise any other union.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8407, 8 November 1912, Page 5
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