Industrial Courts

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 18, 4 January 1922, Page 5

Industrial Courts

A SCHEME FOR BRITAIN, SUGGESTED BY TRADE UNIONIST M.P.’s. ABOLITION OF DISPUTES. [By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright.] London, Jan. 3. With a view to improving employment and restoring confidence between buyers and sellers and workers and employers, 14 Coalition trade unionist members of the House of Commons, belonging to the Unionist, Liberal and National Democratic Parties, have sent a manifesto to Mr. Lloyd George demanding legislation to compel participants in any industrial dispute which injures any section of the public to submit their differences to specially appointed industrial, committees, functioning like the Police, County and High Courts, the decisions of which will be binding to both sides under penalties. The signatories believe the workers will welcome machinery abolishing industrial disputes and protecting trade union leaders against extremists.—(A. and N.Z.) “HERALD” DISAPPROVES.

London, Jan. 3. The “Daily Herald” describes the Coalition Labourites’ industrial scheme as a pretty plan to chain up the unions and asserts that 90 per cent, of the workers are not aware of the National Democrats’ existence. —(A. and N.Z.) CENTRALISING CONTROL. London, Jan. 2. The general council of the Trade Union Congress, which is equivalent to the Labour Party’s Cabinet, is considering a scheme aiming at centralising control over industrial disputes. If the council and trade unions approve the council will take over negotiations in every dispute in which standard wages, conditions and principles are involved.—(A. and N.Z.)