, POST AND TELEGRAPH

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19013, 2 August 1933, Page 7

, POST AND TELEGRAPH

differences settled.

GOVERNMENT AND EMPLOYEES.

v - ;bv Telegraph.—Press Association.) M CBy WELLINGTON, Tuesday. An announcement that differences of opinion which had existed between the Government and the Post and Telegraph Employees’ Association since May of last year had been settled was made to-night by the PostmasterGeneral, Hon. A. Hamilton. Official recognition has been restored to the association, which has agreed to keep Its organisation non-political In futureMr Hamilton explained that a -final conference was held to-day between senior offjcers of the association, the Minister and the secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, Mr G. McNamara. An agreement has been , reached as a result of which members of the association would now be on a similar footing to members of the publio service generally. This involved keeping clear of politics. Under the agreement the association has not regained all the .concessions it enjoyed prior to their cancellation on May 17, 1932. The Post and Telegraph Department has agreed to grant the association the right to represent to the head of the department any matters concerning conditions of employment and If the association Is not satisfied with the decision of the departmental head it shall have the right to place its case before the Minister. The department also agreed to permit the exhibition in offices of all notices of meetings and conferences. These notices are to be confined to a bare statement of the place, time and object of the meetings and not to bear any slogan or any other statement. The distribution of the Katipo in the Post and Telegraph Department’s premises has also been permitted.

Ncn-Polltioal Organisation. . In consideration of these and several other concessions the association has agreed that Its organisation shall he non-political and that employees of the association in their official capacity must not take any aotive part in political affairs, other than by recording their votes at elections. The association has given also an undertaking to refrain from the publication in newspapers of misleading or exaggerated statements of service conditions. It has also agreed to edit all correspondence in the Katipo, so that the publication of unfair criticism of officers will be avoided.