WIDER UNIONISM
BRINGING IN EMPLOYERS PROPOSAL IN COMMONS By Cable. —Pres* Association. — Copyrigh’ LONDON, Tuesday. The debate on the Trade Disputes and Trades nions Bill was resumed to-day in committee In the House of Commons. Mr. A. Henderson, Labour member for Burnley, moved an amendment of the definition clause to provide that the expression “trades unions” should include associations of employers as well as workmen. The amendment was defeated by 190 votes to 77. Coonel J. Gretton, Conservative member for Stafford, moved an amendment to class as a political fund money used to pay the election expenses of M.P.’s and members of municipalities, or to finance newspapers.
The Solicitor-General, Sir Thomas Inskip, said that while he did not view this amendment unsympathetically, the Government did not desire needlessly to open up wide fields of controversy. Sir H. Slesser, Labour member for Leeds, said the amendment showed the real nature of the opposition to the activities of the trades unions. The amendment was eventually withdrawn. —A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 71, 15 June 1927, Page 9
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