TIMBER WORKERS' AWARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22428, 26 May 1936, Page 12

TIMBER WORKERS' AWARD

THE PREFERENCE CLAUSE DRAFTING BY THE! COURT [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Monday An application for a new timber workers' award for the South Auckland, Taranaki and Wellington districts was heard in the Arbitration Court to-day, as the outcome of an agreement reached at the conciliation proceedings at Palmerston North on May 6. Mr. Head, for the North Island Timber Workers' Federation, brought under the Court's notice the matter of compulsory unionism. He said he had been in touch with the Minister, who told him that the amended Arbitration Act would be in operation almost immediately. Mr. Read informed the Court that he understood the compulsory unionism clause would come into force within a month after the passing of the Act. He wished that the clause should be embodied in the new award. Mr. Seed, representing the employers, said those engaged in the conciliation proceedings appeared to wish to leave the drafting of the preference clause entirely to the Court, so that the clause would be in compliance with the new legislation. Mr. Justice Page said the Court would take time to consider that point when the legislation went through, and would draw the clause in accordance with the legislation.