BRITISH TRADES UNIONS.
THE POLITICAL LEVY. BILL FOR SUPPRESSION. LABOUR TO FIGHT MEASURE. By Telegraph--Press Association—Copyright. (Received 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON. Feb. 13. What promises to be the battle of the present Parliamentary session opened last evening in the House of Commons. Mr. F. A. Macquisten, Conservative member for Argyll, won third place in the ballot for private members' bills. Ho has agreed to take charge of the Trades Union Political Levy Bill, under which trades unionists, instead of being obliged to contribute to a political fund unless they declare their objection in writing, would in future be obliged to declare their willingness to do so, otherwise they would not be obliged to contribute. In other words, they would have to contract in instead of contracting out. Labour members say that all the forces of the Labour movement will be organised against the bill, which is regarded as a deliberate attempt to cripple the party. Labour members won the first and second places in the ballot for private members' bills, and will promote measures to deal with votes for women aged 21 years and for workmen's compensation.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18943, 14 February 1925, Page 9
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