ARBITRATION COURT.
WELLINGTON SITTINGS. Per Press Association. Wellington, Wednesday. At the Arbitration Court to-day Mr. W. Pryor, acting for the employers in the pullers' (fellmongery) dispute', asked the Court to refuse to hear the case on the ground that the Union only represented a small section of the employees at the local meat works. Mr. Prvor stated that, if the Court agreed to make an award in tho present case, it would be possible to form no less than eight other unions in the fellmongery brunch of the business, and, if tho same principle were applied right through, eighteen unions with eighteen separate awards could be brought into operation.
After discussion, the Judge said the Court did not consider it would be justified in refusing t 0 hear the dispute. Tho dispute itself was not objected to by the employers, "if we find workers coming here piecemeal, his Honor added, "we will probably find it necessary to refuse to make an award."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 82, 26 March 1908, Page 2
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162ARBITRATION COURT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 82, 26 March 1908, Page 2
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