CODE OF DISCIPLINE

Dominion, Volume 39, Issue 28, 27 October 1945, Page 7

CODE OF DISCIPLINE

Australian Miners’ Union SYDNEY. October 25. Aggregate meetings of miners, the first of which will be held next Sunday, will consider the new policy formulated at the recent convention of the Miners’ federation. and proposals for a new disciplinary code for all members. The code provides penalties for unauthorized strikes, ami empowers the Miners’ Federation to expel members for repeated disruption. The aggregate meeting will be. asked to apply the disciplinary code in its entirety. in every district. provided the Governments are prepared to leave discipline to the union and Io enforce the l.'o;)l Mines' Regulations Act mi all colliery owners. * The preamble to the code, tells the miners that undisciplined action Ims cost the federation thousands of pounds, and has weakened its lighting strength. “The need for discipline in all walks of lite is rwoxniz(»<l by all rpspousibh* I Ins is true of miners, equally with uuy oilier section. The history nt our imlustrx. however, the hurls, losses, hatreds and frustration which have born so much a feature of our lives, ami the absolute instability occasioned by the owners .cut throat,’wild-cat attitude have born in us a resoiitineut and willinixnesN to liuht the boss on any and every occasion. The coal owner must be fought to win better conditions in the pit ami improve bvinu standards: but he must he toimht sensibly and by the union as a whole —not bv individual members or bulges pursuing a policy in conflict with the federation. The code provides that no stoppage except where safety is concerned should take place at any time without the endorsement of the district commit lee or the executive. .. , r The minors have chosen Sunday for their meet inns to avoid loss nt coal production.