PREFERENCE TO SERVICEMEN
Union Revolt Likely CANBERRA, July 21. Preference to members of the Armed Forces would operate in , retrenchments from Government munitions factories, . iid the 7v!inister cf Munitions (Mr N. J. O. Makin), announcing t derision of a Cabinet sub-committee. It was decided that the order lor dismissals should be: (1, Sin de men and women; (2) married men without families; '3) married men with families; members of the forces and persons judged to be entitled to praTerence under the n,e-f■'. mlishmmit Act in accordance with lom-th. locality and nature of their service. Mr Makin’s annommnmsit mean-; that the Government has decided that returned soldier preference is suorrme over all other preferences, including the “last-to-come, first-to-go,” rule of many unions. Union officials said to-day that the decision of the Cabinet suh-commii irivht precipitate a trade union revolt, The attitud" of officials is that, if a “work-for-air policy was adopted hv the Government there would be no need for soldiers’ preferome.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23260, 23 July 1945, Page 5
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161PREFERENCE TO SERVICEMEN Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23260, 23 July 1945, Page 5
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