THE RAILWAYMEN

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 18, 21 January 1921, Page 7

THE RAILWAYMEN

"LEFT IN THE LURCH.'"

(»I TJLESRAPH.-PXSSS ASSOCIATION.;

INVERCARGILL, 20th January. Tho local branch of the Railway Officers' Institute carried the following motior unanimously: "That as a conciliation agreement was concluded between tho Government and the institute, the executive be requested to approach tho Government ond point' out the failure of the Department, in many important respects to bring the finding of tho Conciliation Committee into operation, though seven months have olapsed sinco the ratification took place. It is the unanimous opinion of this meeting that no redrew is likely to bo obtained from the' Department, and that the agreement is useless unless interpreted according to the wording and spirit of the agreement. Also that the executive should point out. to Mr. Massey that other bodies, when unable to obtain redress of their "ricvauces, adopt desperate' measures which generally have tho desired effect' whilst tho- institute, by adopting constitutional methods, is generally left J n tho lurch which iino encouragement to a constitutional body."