CHARGE DENIED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 154, 3 July 1939, Page 8

CHARGE DENIED.

I EMPLOYERS' VIEW. STATEMENT BY SECRETARY. "NO NEED FOR TROUBLE." CBy Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLIXGTOX, this day. Replying to Mr. A. Parlane. president of the Drivers' Federation. Mr. H. J. Knight, secretary of the Xew Zealand Carriers" Federation and the Xew Zealand Road Transport Alliance, said today that the Auckland Union officials I came to Wellington not to meet a disputes committee, as such a meeting I could li'.t Ik> arranged in the time, but t-> stite the Auckland Union's complaints. i The Auckland Union, l u . sa id. had I ;ii.-:iuin<l a <•;),-- f.ir an:..., i. Y .j ie i Lalxuir Department in re- .-t :'. •<.],- ca>« VH'iitioiiod by Mr. '".ulaiif the mliii» pri.vin"" that ~-. n : .me was ii.'t payable. Mr. Par!an o hntl >tated in three years no di*pute« i-i«innitleo had iH-cn invoked by the ui::->n .>n any 'M-o whatever, a'id it *o<-nied unrea<.in- < able that ih.ui a .lav's n<Hk-e c-houM i be :j!\i>n by the uninn whon one »a< d-ii.iu'.ded. The i"nployer- wore still' i. :<•;•;!:■.-1. as they always ha-1 been, to! • _"iiV r with tho union's' officiaU wiih a! view to an arnica).> svttlenuMi: of any: ;'!!,'l(-<1 LTii'vancos. and thi< despite the : ■i- :;••>;■•!i vtioiiate Amount of time that! had been demanded ■of them for this! voi-y p:in..ir*e during the pa<t yea--, and! bI-jo de-pite the fact that it wa* clearly sr.iwn at FridayV mpptine that in racit o! the cases complained of thero ha-.l \ been strict compliance with the award on the part of employers. •The employers are appreciative of their responsibilities under the I.C. and! A. A»t and the drivers' award, and have ! n-> intention, moreover, of departing from constitutional procc\hire. If the unions will Act similarly no troubles need arise, as any that do will ohviously be of their own makinjr." he said

Tn nis statement Mr. Parlane coni-r-iained that the emjiloyprs had not n-reed to >the matters in dvpute a dispute* eonfmittPe an<i~prl • l iit if any trouble followed the omplovers would h e to 1-lame.