COMPULSORY UNIONISM
CONDITIONS PECULIAR TO WHARF WORKERS Work on the waterfront was not governed by awards or agreements but by an order, and at a superficial glance it seemed that there was no compulsory unionism on the waterfront, but there was a clause for preference for union labour. This observation was made by Mr Justice Tyndall in the Arbitration Court, when claims by the Wellington Foreman Stevedores, Timekeepers and Permanent Hands’ Union were dealt with. His Honor said the law about compulsory unionism in New Zealand applied only to unions governed by awards and industrial agreements. That fact was not generally realised and people would be surprised to learn that unionism on the waterfront was not compulsory. During the hearing of the case, mention was made of the use of clerks from shipping companies on the wharf at different times. In answer to a question by Mr Justice Tyndall as to what union of award covered such men, it was stated that they came under the Shipping Officers’ Guild.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 73, Issue 6284, 23 September 1946, Page 5
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