NO COMPULSORY UNIONISM

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23717, 15 August 1942, Page 4

NO COMPULSORY UNIONISM

OPPOSITION CLAIM IN AUSTRALIA (Received August 15,12.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August li The Federal Parliamentary OpP o,l | tion executive has endorsed a declar** tion by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr A. W. Fadden j that any move »»• troduce compulsory unionism in Au*‘ tralia must be strenuously oppoJWj The Australian Council of T r ?l r Unions has asked the Prime Minis'* (Mr J. Curtin) to introduce compm* sory unionism by regulation. . The Opposition executive exprass the view that because of the vital portance of the question to the e v *J increasing body of Australians into industry to meet wartime mands, the Government should OP®*?, indicate its views on thfldSUbjecL is claimed that any actjthe ernment to force peopuPto heCP» members of a particular trades would be nothing more than a P«N move which would not further •“ nation’s war effort in any way.

Canadian Ice-Breaker for Captain S. Slocombe, of Toronto, reported back to the Federal port Department. After an adventure trip, he delivered the Canadian ernment ice-breaker Montcalm to Soviet authorities. Captain Slocom said that his ship and convoy W attacked on three successive day®, ( German bombers and torpedo-carry*" aeroplanes.—Ottawa, August !«■ _ General’s Death.-It is now official slated that Lieutenant-General *»■ F. Gott. whose death in Egypt was • nounced on August 10, was killed w the aeroplane in which he was a re senger was shot down by enemy _ craft.—London, August 14.