SETTING AWARDS ASIDE.
MAJORITY OF MEN TO DECIDE.
AUSTRALIAN COURT'S RULING
That awards may be set aside if the majority of employees in an industry desire it," is the principle laid down in a letter received by the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd., South Australia, from the registrar of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court. Tne communication is U* result of Mr. Justice Powers' recent visit to Wallaroo. The letter states that the president of the Court wishes the company to know, and past experience of the company confirms it, that the Court will not let any award prevent work being carried on in any industry if the majority of the employees in that industry express tnar willingness to work without any award on 'erms which the industry can be carried on. If written agreements are made as to wages it is further explained, the Court is bound, on request, to certify to them, and they are deemed to be awards.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18018, 17 February 1922, Page 7
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