TRAMWAY BOARD MEMBERS

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26396, 14 April 1951, Page 2

TRAMWAY BOARD MEMBERS

UNION PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT The president-secretary of the Christchurch Tramway Workers* Union (Mr L. C. J. Southon) said yesterday that he hoped no misunderstandings would arise before the North Canterbury Labour Representation Committee discussed the union’s request for consideration of the attitude of some Labour members of the Tramway Board toward employees and policy matters. The general meeting had certainly expressed dissatisfaction about the board’s attitude to union spokesmen, Mr Southon said, but members did not consider the Labour Representation Committee responsible. "Tramwaymen have been Labour supporters for longer than I can remember," he

It was obyious that certain members of the present board were not prepared to co-operate with the worxer* in industry, said Mr Southon, but that did not mean all members. Union officials and members were, at all times, willing to- co-operate with the Labour board or, for that matter, any board chosen by the people. Union spokesmen had met- the previous h? af d to discuss their differences and difficulties, and decisions reached were of benefit to the board, the public, and the staff. me ®ting simply asked that the attitude of board members to union officials should be debated by the Labour Representation Committee so that some solution to the difficulties reported could be found.