TO LESSEN STRIKES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 487, 21 April 1909, Page 11

TO LESSEN STRIKES.

, 9 CALIFORNIAN COMMISSIONER'S PjIIOPOSALS. ' . 1 . - To-morrow evening Colonel Weinstock, the Labour. CorM^issio-np.^from, palifornsa, who has!come .to'^eiv'Zealand to.itudy. the labour, laws, will give an /outline of. the Hill which in hiA,-estimation would, - if adopted, tend to lessen' strikes and: lock-outs.- -As New Zealand has siiffered;an.-epidemic of strikes during the past tw.avji<J9-r's»".'!ipd'has foregone ; it« .'title. ;«to , !be :callcd;-''.a; .lajid,, without - strikes," Coloneli Weinstock's proposals: are vof mteriost..ii,;Hia ■ideas-, are .embodied in'.-,the'.follow* ang ..extracts ■fMm\a , -.oircu]4i' that' hai been pubhshed — ' 1 J ■ ;" It •is ■: hereby eniicted - that, any public utility 1 corporation or any corporation do-ing,oontraot.work-for. any city, county, or for ,the '.State, that shall : . have ? decided .to '-'lock' out' -its omployeea mus-t/ before declaring such ' ,lock-o\it ( furnish the. St Ate Labour Commis>that; it.'impo-Ssiblo-tfl' havo 'a'con--their?'repre-' with 'sai-d-.employecs/oT itheir representßtivcSi that .an -flgreenient : :'h.a3''"befn' -' -, Said • Bt»temettt';must forth the lp : 6ints of ! existing differencesnto. bo'settled, snd iagreed i upon-. . Any-body of- workmen emploved by a i public utility corporation,- or by any company doing contract work. for an v .city or countv, or for the, State (having _bv -a- two-third ycte) agreed to go on a strike, ihall; before 'deckring -'such ' Btriko -furnish - the 'State C6.mihi-Ssioncrjwith;aV^ ment to .the, effect that they have-been unable, to: hold a. conference n-ith their employers, ' if; haying, had ; a • confcrence, it -ha s b6en .impossible tor.grec. ' Said statement shall also set forth the points of existing idifferonoe-sJo 'be settled and agreed upon. Imraedia.tely en rccipt of such notice, the said Lnbour ComimEsioner shall ,notify ; both jsddes" to.;:thb-;:dispute .to'-:Submit- ( to -Mm .in . Vriting: withiii -"tt£ree.V dajFs/tthe ."'najne cof.' a representative, who has been, engaged in tho .industry, and-who is .-.wjlling and ready to -act on'.a boird of inquirj. These names are to "M'.plaeedforthwith: by', the 'said. Labour Com-'missioner-in,'the;'harids of the Governor, who shall ippdint-said nominees.' V" In t.lie event-of a failure'on the part of cather or both parties to tho ditputo to con- y ■ form to.tlie .above provision within .t]ie,;speeified time, the Labour Commissioner 'shall notify the Governor of such failure, whereupon the Governor shall on his own initiative appoint ,'withih three 1 days ,a; representative or .represontativns, for said.'party, or' parties, ..who. ha!. or -have been, engaged in the .indusfcrv. :.- ' V i "Tho two-representatives oS. tho parties to tlw .dispute: snail .meet, immediately : after their appointment, and shall proceed to elect a chairman of said Board of Inquiry. Having choson a chairman, such party shall bo Appointed chairman ol the Board of Inquiry by the Governor. In the event of the-two represontatives being unable to agree upon a chairman within three days, they shall notify the Governor to that effect, who shall within-' 'three days after such notification himself-se-lect arid appoint a chairman. ■■ - : . '■ " The board shall endeavour to effect a settlerfLent of, the differences between; the .parr ties, and,if successful, shall in writing report the 'terms'of:such settlement-'to the Labour Commissioner.- Failing to effect such sottle- ' ment, ; the board .shall draw up a findings of . 'report , setting . forth what,' in the. light of the evidence -adduced, would 'in its opinion,' be a fair'apd .equitable .basis,' ; ofsettlement of .. all the matters in dispute. . . ' ■ "Immediately after, making deliveries .lo said-parties to the dispute, the. Labour Com-1 missioner shall on; demand furnish to the.l press'and to others, copies of the said -findings; '/ . : "In tho event of the employers declaring a. lock-out beforo complying with the foregoing provisions, or prior, to the jeceipt.of the. find- . ings of-the,.Board-of Inquiry, transmitted, by. the: Labour Commjssioner, said employots: shall he liable to a fine of 25: dollars for eachemployee. locked: out ''for.< each : , day; during: whioh roid lock-out . eont.iiiues';) but in no event shall such fine be less than ono thoii-: sand dollars;: Said fine' shall / become; a li?h! against- the property of% said employers: and! shall be colleotablo as are other Court judgments.-:.--

**In tho:ovont of workmen employed by pi]b-lio-utility corporations, or byxorporatiotis or companies doinf? public or oontraot work, for cities, or, comities.-'or for the State,,; going out onv strike without complying with = tho forojoirig provisions, or prior to tho'receipt of tho findings of the Board of Inquiry transthe' Labour'Cdmmissipner. woflcmeri shill be 1 ' liable to "a fine, of 1000 dollars. In the event of said worirtneii having no common fuild or funds, Uion, and in that event, in lieu of the foregoing'penalty every going out 'on striko shall 'he liable to] a .penally of '25 dollars, said fino to .bo a lien against the- property or the wages of, said workmen anywhere within: the State at'any time, within twelve month?,'and shall bo colleatable as are other CoUrt'iudameato." - -