“COURT IS ONE-SIDED”
COLLECTIVE CONTRACTS WANTED MINING DEADLOCK IN N.S.W. (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) Reed. 9.5 a.m. SYDNEY, Today. Giving evidence before the Coal Commission, Mr. Albert Willis, M.L.C., formerly general secretary of the Coal Miners’ Federation, expressed the opinion that the collective contract system would be the most advantageous for the peaceable working of the mines. He would like to see it applied to groups of mines. There should be an agreement between the organisation supplying labour, and the organisation representing capital, and the Government should regulate the rates. A body of experts would require to have access to all data, in order to arrive at a fair price for coal. This would mean closing down a number of mines which were merely a deadweight to the industry. Amalgamation should be compulsory. Witness regarded compulsory arbitration for the settlement of disputes as one-sided. The court had a right to inquire into the workers’ means and private affairs, but it did not inquire into how many racehorses the owners should possess.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 812, 5 November 1929, Page 9
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