PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS
PROTESTS AGAINST ABOLITION
(United Press Association)
WELLINGTON, This Day. The Wellington Trades and Labour Council prepared a lengthy statement protesting against the movement amongst the farmers for the abolition of preference to unionists. “Tho time has gone by forever when employers may deal with their workers as slaves,’’ the statement says, “and if the industrial legislation of the Dominion is interfered with at the farmers’ dictation in the manner suggested there can be no doubt but that in time wc shall be experiencing the same sort of labour troubles to which America- is at present smbject, and to which every country in Europe 'has been subject during the last few
5 Tho Wellington Tailors’ Union passed a resolution protesting against any legislation which will deprive them of union preference, and the union urges the Minister of Labour to prevent legislation tinkering with prefnenco.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 25 August 1922, Page 5
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146PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 25 August 1922, Page 5
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