AN AGREEMENT REACHED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16819, 23 August 1922, Page 8

AN AGREEMENT REACHED.

SOUTH AFRICAN CONCILIATION SCHEME. PROVISIONS AVAILABLE. By Telegraph—Press Associa tion —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 23. 12.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN, August 22. The Johannesburg Conciliation Scheme was agreed to by the conference of employers and employees, and adoptecL'by the Alining Industry Board to-day 7 It provides that no strike or lockout shall take place until the procedure laid down has been completely carried out. There will be no compulsion on the employees to join trade unions. Complaints by will be first dealt with the omeials immediately concerned, and then by the mine manager. If no settlement is reached the employees may call in a trade union official, but no manager is required to discuss with a third party, questions fixing contracts, engagements suspensions, discharge®, promotion or disrating of employees. On these matters the manager’s decision is final. In the case of dispelte between a manager with more than ten employees, the directors shall be appealed to afterwards. Conciliation Board matters, affecting industry generally, shall be dealt with between the Gold Producers Committee of the Chamber of Alines, and Trade Unions with an appeal to the Conciliation Board which will consists of twelve members, half appointed bv the Gold Producers Committee, and half elected by the employees. AT embers shall he elected for ten years, the chairman be chosen alternatively by both sides for a period of six months. Alterations in working conditions should not take place until thirty days notice has been given. It is reported that trade unionists are not enthusiastir about the scheme, but are prepared to give it a fair trialIt was announced at a conference which is sitting in Johannesburg thatthe mining industry Commission of Inquiry. representing employers and employees in gold and coal mining, had reached an agreement for the establishment of a conciliation board.