UNION MEMBERSHIP.
THE PREFERENCE CLAUSE.
WARNING TO FARMERS.
(By Telegraph.—rress Association.)
WELLINGTON, Tuesday.
A move by the Federation of Labour to secure legislation giving water-tight preference to unionists should be closely watched," said the Dominion president of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, Mr. W. W. Mulholland, at a recent meeting of the union executive.
It had to be remembered, he said, that the only important section of workers not under the preference to unionists clause were farm workers. If the federation's request became law all farm workers would have to become unionists and a large number of farmers would have to become unionists as well. No farmer would be allowed to work on a neighbouring farmers' propeity, as many did*at the present time, unless he joined a union. Thev should make no mistake about it that the desire of the industrial section, which was really in control of the Labour movement, demanded that any loopholes hi eh might exist should be closed up.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 127, 1 June 1938, Page 22
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