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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 11 January 1944, Page 6

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AUCKLAND DRIVERS* DISR AUCKLAND, This Day.—Responsibility for enforcing the drivers' awards which will continue to operate beyond the 25-mile Auckland limit will tall on the Labour Department foi lowing the deregistration of the union, said Mr L. G. Matthews, secretary of the Auckland Drivers’ Union, to-day. Fifteen hundred members are outside the restricted area. The whole of the northern industrial district operating under awards continuing in force was seriously affected by the cancellation of the union’s registration, said Mr Matthews. He £dded: “It is clear that the action of the Minister. with the concurrence of Cabinet, had all the elements of ‘wielding the big stick.’ in that it compelled workers to submerge their grievances and accept the dictates of the empli yers, assisted by the Government, matter what further action was taken the drivers’ organisation would continue to exist and thrive without the compulsory clauses of the Act, which were being denied them. It was the intention ot the union to have the w, hole organise" u in order that the case could be stated under the Labour Disputes Investigabe denied them remained to be seen. A general meeting of the union was being held to-night. The proprietors were to meet to-morrow afternoon. Mr Matthews stated that the question of drivers one morning next week would be considered to-night. Mr N. B. , ; Proprietors’ Association,* said no comthe Government regarding th ' t<\\ o< n the Minister and the union seci’AN TER BUR V PIP FRUITGROWERS CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Ap- . rejected the Government’s new proposals for the marketing of their crop this reason v hen a resolution was car- .■. -V: deiuaading the retuui of a free market* with reasonable Alice ceilings.