COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Evening Star, Issue 21819, 7 September 1934, Page 7

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

BRITISH LABOUR UNIONS A CHANGED ATTITUDE Frew Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, September 5. _ President Roosevelt, in unique questioning of Lord llift'e, tho British publisher, at, Wednesday’s regular newspaper conference at Hyde Park, New York, was informed that England recognises the principle of collective bargaining as set" forth in the much-dis-j cussed Article 7a of tho United States National • Recovery Act. The. President, with a smile, turned to the visiting journalist and recalled a recent editorial in the London ‘ Times ’ calling attention to the fact that Britain has long recognised the principle of collective bargaining by Labour and expressing surprise at the concern it has created in America.

“ That is quite so,” responded Lord lliffe. “ Labour has responsible union systems in England, and ever since the general strike in 1926 the Labour unions have recognised their responsibilities. Before that they played their own hands, but they feel now,that they have got to consider the general good.”