THE TRAMWAY STRIKE.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1584, 9 June 1920, Page 5

THE TRAMWAY STRIKE.

TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. APPROVED BY THE UNION. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Yesterday. The agreement arrived at between the City Council and the Tramwaymens' Union representatives was submitted to a meeting of the union this morning-, and approved. The agreement sets out that the Council regarded the action of the tramway men as a direct challenge, \nd accepted it as such, the question ?\ ; n°" one of due recogcmtioii of the 3*» -Toil's authority. The officers of the Co"lsv express regret for the action of Crni'tftft . and the men desire the same the sidered. "The ■ men hereby &y be <Vi9i>k he Council accepts, asfiurgS&e,. a-n$ v the future the tramwai atfices tna<6 ii* carried on in accordservice \Viir iJfc under in-ance-with ifotf ** jOTftX iaeemeflt. i The structions by JJ ; to victimise tfiff Council has *»'«*£j ' of fhe settle men on the ment, and will deepenstated.- the Counand" inconvenience *° n asrees 3 ili and the PuWtfe J Mi' the return of the m>en t\ recelve forthwith, but the' mfe n shall .* eceive A» pay for time lost during- the & ™>j the men agree to pel-form all ft. a ™ urav duties, including race tnu • Which may be allotted thesu The settlement shall be operative forthWiO\ and the terms incorporated m the agreement existing before the strike. When these terms Were submitted to Mr Roberts, representing the Transport Workers' Federation, the Ttfayor intimated that they were final, and that the tramway representatives? had agreed to accept them. In a memorandum to the strcive settlement it is set out that the sfriYce arose from the unfortunate misunderstanding of a communication between Auckland and Wellington, which led to unintended action, not in any way premeditated, but which subsequently proved contrary to any intention of the Dominion [Advisory Board, and not in accord with the judgment of the local union. This precipitated a crisis before the same could be averted. , j