ARBITRATION COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 304, 17 September 1921, Page 7

ARBITRATION COURT

MR. M'CULLOUGH RETICENT DRIVERS AND THE x ACT By Telegraph.—Press Association. . ' . Christchurch, September 16. Asked what his intentions .were in regard to the vacancy in the Arbitration Court, Mr. J. A. M'Cullough to-day said: "At present, owing to/the complicated nature of the situation, I would prefer not. to say anything, .-especially as I do not know that a majority of unions will nominate me; nor do I know even in the a majority of unions nominating me that I will be ■ ppointed. Cdn- - sequently, it would not be' wise on my part' to speculate regarding . what may Or may not take place in the future.” The conference of the New Zealand Drivefs’ Federation, which concluded on Thursday evening, considered Mr. M'Cullough’s resignation, endorsed his action, 'and recommended affiliated unions to re--1 nominate Mr. M'Cullough ter the position-. The conference further! decided that the method of appointing the workers’ representative and the deputyworkers’ representative on the Court was - unsatisfactory in that the men nominated for the positions were very often unaware of the fact that they/had been nominated, and that one union didinot know what the other union was doing. It was decided to recommend the 1 Alliance ’ of Labour to request the Government to amend the Act . to provide that nominaf 1 lions, should close on a specified date and -■ the election take-place later, when the full .'list' of candidates would be before the unions. All unions registered under r . the Act are to be asked to advocate an amendment in the direction indicated. Other amendments desired by the conference would provide for Dominion agreements.being made into an award of tho. Court 'without the formality of each separate union going before a council of conciliation, and for the enactment of Sir John Findlay’s proposal that there should be a Dominion clerk of awards to give effect to national agreements and the formation of national unions. .

"MR. J. A. M'CULLOUGH TO BE . NOMINATED.

It Is now definitely staief| that Mr. J. A. M'Cullough. who resigned his position as workers’ representative on the Arbitration Court, will again allow himeelf to be nominated for the., vacancy. Nominations close on October 7. aiftl it is understood that Mr. M'Cullough will be returned 1 unopposed. '