ORDER MADE AGAINST UNION

Taranaki Daily News, 19 December 1929, Page 11

ORDER MADE AGAINST UNION

ADMISSION FINDING INN LYTTELTON CASK- " ’ ' By- Tdearaph.— AjMclatto.n.-,. ? . : Christchurdh7Mjaßt'-'Night,' ~/ 1 ' j • An order .was made by Mr'.'■.Justice; /.. -. Adams in the-Supreme Court this morn-. ■ ing ■ for-the .issue of a writ ‘of,.’man?-. / < damns directing the -Lyttelton -Water/’/ '/ side Workere’r.Union to'recognise Ed-< ? ward Gillard as’a member of the union' , / arid tb enrol him as a member of thef union. A claim for £5O damages was] - made by Gillard for loss of work. ~ ; The case was one of importance to. .unions/especially waterside uhions- Gil-.: '/ : lard - claimed “that he -applied for mem- ' J/ 1 bership.-of/the. union on September 15) i. 1928. His: nariie was,entered on (he list'., of applicants-for membership/ but' bo. ; / : was not elected. Gillard claimed he had been unlawfully excluded from- membei;//.: '■{ ship, and had. in consequence been de-; ; j .; barred'from, obtaining work.' , -- ■ . ForMhe dcfence.it wag alleged niem- j :/ bership of tile union had been limited.; to- 700 under an : agreement. ■. • , In huj judgment His Honour said no- jw evidence had been before him to prove an agreement limiting the membership < of the union. He therefore would not - < ', determine the question of whether Ruch an agreement would Jiave been.; valid if - made. He had, however, to express the . opinion that this was at least doubt- . /, ful.