A DISCREDITED UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 153, 29 June 1914, Page 6

A DISCREDITED UNION.

j THE BRICKLAYERS CRITICISED ", i;v noniTIXO EMPLOYERS. p! TP,A\"I->TY Ul" i M.\: ILIATION. • i Th.it ihe prominence into which lief mombci- of ibo Auckland llrh-kl Ivors' 1I I ni.ni recentlj brought their orjtniiisa- - j lion a: the li:'"- "l 'he -trike oil the ■ I Cramniai- School contract aa- very conI -i.lerab'.v weakened Ihe pres-.i.eo of the s ! institution was made apparent at the a I -i-.iint; of the Council nf Conciliation (his c i morion:;. Ihe union bad submitted 0 ! proposals for a new award to replace 1 ■ tfi.it v. Moll expired a' ihe olid of las; . : voir, a-i 1. Illliler ihe direction "I Ml'- '!'■ ~ ,j|.irb- Cih-s. tliree a -or- from -.lie 0 i 11-.iibl.T-- A-sooi.ition inc. three as-o- - j Mr.' <:. ll'.ii! bo',. I ,r i he P.uihb-r-" As- ,| s ..-j i; ion. i-.-m.il ked ai the commence- ,- ; men: of the proooiMlinss thai it hid been . t in- i nun -il. alter ibo I roitmeti; I hoy 1 had ro-oiv.-.l lately at ;!-■- hands ~f tlie , union. Il seemed hardly worth while i-.a-;iatr ■.'one '■' li\ upon ;h" terms of ~ ' an Jt'n-'-'ii'f. an I I i have a full award | nude. when. :-i the la,o of it. lli-re ." a pro.-,-,- lino lot.ili.y <'|'po-e.| to" the . ; ,-rai- of a n a>v a rd. In sit, li cireuni- " : -Minos it soenie.l to 1 ,• a w.i-te of time I lo attempi t , conciliate at all. an 1 Cue ~ : lluihlcr-' A-s,"i.r,io,i desired to 1 idge a , ' pr.ile.-i a-aiu-l lh- af.itu.le lii.it the ~ union had taken up low.ird- .heir re- : -|io;;. : l,'li:v. They ,'i-:in -ilv obicerv-d ', lo thi- -~',-t ~. thins, lh ,: when an " | award-a.i 11 Il made tin- union -iioiild ' deliherateiy ihe >,-■■ I Co- word advi- .' i cdl.v i ciin tn i: a bre.li h of I lie award. '] | Mr. ( . (iro-vciior. who apjic.irod in the '.- : iiitei-osi- ..:" ii:"r.u ~f the parties ,-i;e,l '- in :!..- di-pn;o. staled tin: a- the ofllcer °'cf ihe Aueklan.l brand, of the Now V.e-X- ---' land l-huployor- - I',-.leralion !„' vvi-aod t i I .-liter a m.-! emphatic pro;,--, ati.tin.-l ■ any asreoiiient wb.itevoi bcins enterel \ in: , with ihe llriekl.iyer-' Inioii. He "|ir..-el ;h:ij here v. a - a ease where an ' ! a wi rd hoi been n>ra ul cl t» a uni'Tn. an I the union had deliberately Ibuit.-.l tha: *' ! award durhi:: i'- cirr.-tn v. and. lisur- ' 1 itivelv spo.ikitis. hid torn i; up. Such "■ a union '-houhl no- bo rec .sni-e.l a"'l worthy of tru-t. Mr. Oio-voiu.r ro " ! j sreli.-'.l ilia: il"- lluildei- - A i.Hi.in ! had. lo -oil!,' extent commit-.. 1 it-elf by submit; ins counter prop.,-a!- lo ihe ;'" j union'- proposals. ]|~ lira; i. '" 1 would have been more to the point ;o '' for i: - i-ui'in<r. In ihe „■ iv; ime. he a most emphatic |« ■:,-: a.win.; ' the rc-osnition oi tin- niton .i- a bo.lv ' T J lo be ill,-ted to keep to i\ I, „,,|. .\'t '' ' make a travel v of the C.v j'li.,; ion and •' Arbi: ration \,:. Wore Ihe usroements '" i !.. be .oil .- niie—i led. and wat -t he union '- j utterly iinvvillins I" accept any resp,,„-i.