ARBITRATION COURT
CLASS BIAS ALLEGED. WATERSIDERS DISSATISFIED. CANCELLING OF REGISTRATION URGED. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 23. The Lyttelton watersiders are in favour of breaking away from the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court, since the latter granted a rise of only 4d an hour by its recent Dominion Award. The following motion was passed unanimously at a meeting of the Union:— The members of this Union, realising the futility of making any further attempt to secure economic justice from the Arbitration Court, urge the Waterside Workers' Federation and Unions affiliated immediately to cancel their registration under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. We are of opinion that the wages clause of the recent award is not based on the evidence adduced at the Court sitting, and taking into consideration rates given in Australia for similar work—2/10 an hour compared to New Zealand’s 2/2j —we can come to no other conclusion than that the Court is a class biased institution.
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Southland Times, Issue 19458, 24 January 1925, Page 6
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