TUB SHEARING DISPUTE

Evening Star, Issue 14534, 9 December 1910, Page 1

TUB SHEARING DISPUTE

The following letters have passu! between the a.'v:':i:<u'.? for the Shearers' Union (Messrs S. Bcrehain, J. K. M'Manus. and D. Boreham) and the Minirler of Labor I.Mr Miliar): Tn.dec, Hall, Ueieber 31. The Hon. .). \. Millar. Ministor of Laiior.—We wish t>) reiiihid you that, we have up to date of v. iili.'.-j; receive,! no reply in our communication dated the 12ih intt. ic the >land l.ii.cu by Mi- Conmiit»;oner Trig!-.-- a.ml the i'er liie employei.- in the di.-:j;uL' In.twceii the Ot-igv) Shearers* and Cher Station Ivi'movccs' lndiwiii.il I'uNn <:f ! .- fi-;-, and ihe Uta..;,) Siieep Oivueifi' Jiidur-tria 1 Uiiion i.i' Kmj.h.yi'!.-:. Wo dc-'ite to iniortn you thai, our i*:.-"j;on«i'tiliiy to the public in ih's matter, we feci it our duty to lea! n fiojn you. a- .Mi.ii.-iet' of Labor, if yen iniond to tuk-' any ,;i.'j:- to prevent a ivcuih -;i.v of i.:i:o:ina taatute law ic> .-uit. a. i-'aili ' of iiie eemmunity. Wc contend ■ id ii:e action of t.jjc t'nu.-ili i: !"ii '.. .-n'ner and tin- ein-r.'s-'.ei., i te.ie.i :i pr.'i t <-',■;. Lto conduct Coiii iii.itioii . ■ ■ '.raijuii .',' '. Ameiidle.ent At'.. ! e ■ .re. «'.■■.. :-.eve !'oiv- ! irnn. .1. !■'.. :,r':-, :::.-■. au.i in I' ircliaii:. ! W-'lh.'eto.i. .\,.ivemi ,'r 2. Mr Sieve j l'.vMir.m. Trade-; Ma!!. l)c!;c.o--:.--l am ; y-.m-eii.' e.'r ,1. I.'. M\\..:> u-. anrl' Mr I). j u.'i-eii mi. ia i■ =..■!•. m ■■ ;. f!ie jiioccdaie o!' : .;tt> Com- i ; ! .in- 1 ■ ;--':'i'f in hearin-.', ! ,:e; .ijii-p.;..- i II; :;■;.<• Sliea'-cr.-;* i i.':i.-,i> an.; ■■ . -. ■ i i.-oiy. I ba,T to ; I shall . emiiuii,.at.- -.v'n!i y.a a-aji ' N'our -'..ijijiiilv, ,i. A. Millai. \\\ *.<:-.. . vi, Xo-e.-bcr ?. . Mr Sie-.'c i'creha;!!. Tra-dc, V,:-.'. , liun-icdin.-—!n further 'lejijy to Icit-v: ;ei.vived j iiiiin vouis-lf and Mersio .!•'. arid I .1. J'J.' Mai-Maun.", calli".-: n v r.a-' mivi to 'i'le prudiiio a(!opU<l \>: the Co;.iiiiation 1 i.'viiiieil in Piuneilin i.ol. up iot- the hearing ! cf the diopelo between the (Jta.go Slieaivrs' j "L'iiimt an:! the ''m|i]<>ye!.<, 1 have vblaineti ia. report in reispe::!- to thi.-. nia-.ier, iiixl 1 am informed that in this ea.'e tin: iLiscfisors i>n tite ensiey-e; x. ere i> .-L jjeepaieti to I :.'■.• on with liie di- p.'.tie beJorc the Concilia- { lion CouiKi! to the fact th.:!, the ' i.-m; Kim-!'.; in oihe, tiislricts Jiad adopted \ a i>. : ;i:!ar cott're, preferring to let the di.-> : ; ;.an.' i.'o to liie Court of Arbitration for j t:eU'eirre;u ; heme !>.:> doubt the intimation [ made by Me l.clhbticbe. <uie of the cm- | ;.ioy..ii>' a.-.-e.vse.e', rclerred to in the letter. ( I would point eat that if any of the a<-i-J .-u<.'";\; Intimate tiieir reiusal to di:;au>s tlie i c.!a ; nif b"..;r:hi ;-e-w.ird or to come 1o any | e.eicemeht m '.lie inal.or. it would i>h- ! vi.jusly be U'.-,el<. ■.- Joe ll'e t.'onimi.ssiomr to j attempt to g-> -.■., iiitii the hearin;;. I I e ( ;r- ; e, l:,.w;vii', -.hal a reaamable attempt j .-•lioii'.d tie niadc i:, ail ca.-t'o to rettie di.slivuicii i;i a i'rie.i-ily va\, as it'e'j-eat _d by j the .\ ••b:'. ivt ion t.a;r! in Volume \.. payj I I'e.a 10.-vi.-xm jjt'.c.cd by yott in your leuter), [and I Viottld .-■•.'.-.■..;■:■■.; that yuu bring the j inalter tin l.i iir.; Ai'.iitralion Ccuri, when I ihe dispute is b,-;a- heetd by that tiibmtal. i have no doo'' tiiat, j" the Court iiucis I liiat. the a.-'-a v.v 11--. f-.r ii;'-. enrployi ts hud [ n.itiiUicieiii L''oc!nie. !';i' the attitude taken [i;p by them j: v, ill deal with the ea.--e in !ihe same m.timer ;)■■> with liie Aink];ii:d j hole! worker.-. Voi.r> ;';di!i:'u!lv, J. .\. Mill.-:,. iiaivwood, lleewid.ar 7. The Hon. I Minister ot Labor.—Yo-ir lelteiv. of the 2nd of Xovcinin; ai:<l tile 2t*t hj of til- .'-,' in.v i nmiiih duly received. i!( plying to \oiu,-, ! of the 2nd, we wish to .:.(..'>'■ that- the car!boii copy of our letter to uiti, wliich you State was i!o! d.ile.L e'lous tbit2thed:ite was the 5J5'.,T0.10. !•■en'ying lo yours: tif the 23ih <;f Novemi.-.. wc note with surprise suoi fear for the ,- ie'y ot eoucilialion cmniilc ; in lac'., v, e umieiid thai <i ihe eai;.-cs yen give for \!, C'ommie.;:oiicr Tiiggs's j ■tction in lb:.-, uLijuite ale good, for the ie;i.-ioii thai emp'.oy.'is in other parts of the JJumiiiioii :idop!i:<l the kuih; counee, the Concilniiion and Arbitration Act, 1908, has. as no :-Lited jneviously. bevn flagrantly JloutuJ, and therefore fthotild be wiped out of existence. Jiithcr this, or if is being administered ia the interests of the employing class of the community. Aithougli v. e nick;; this allegation we do i>o with genuine regret lather than, anger, and after giving careful consideration lo all the ciri.uinsUiiu.es surrounding tho dispute under nonce. l!e your adv'ee rejiresent the matter to His Honor t he Judge, it is prob- [ able (hat we may act as y-yu ."dvisc, I X<'ve:theleSi, we are of opinion that you, as Minister of Libor, should see that the Labor Jaws are administered Tvi'lli evenhanded impartially, and not. as stated above, ilagrantL limited bocau.-e e:u]iloycis in other ji.atA of Ihe Dominion adopt a course contrary to the law. We wonder bow the workers "would fare were they to ignore the laws of the Dominion? Yes, wo worah; !--We aie, etc., Steve Uoreham, J. V.. .MacManus, and D. ; Uore'iam, afse.'->ois for the imion.