AS MR. HILL SEES EMPLOYERS

Chronicle (Levin), 17 April 1946, Page 5

AS MR. HILL SEES EMPLOYERS

■ WELLINGTON, April 16. | "I am satisfied that some employers ^ ■ desire strikes, ' ' says Mr. T. Hill, secre- : tary of the New Zealand Waterside ! Workers' Union and a member of the national executive of the New Zealand , Fedcratien of Labour, writing in the olffcial organ of the Federated Water- j side Workers. His statement -is "headed: ; ' ' lnduStriai peace? Yes, -on our terms." j "An el'ection takres place this year," j Mr. Hill says, "and if these employers can provoke a strike situation it will react against the Government. Some ' employers openly stated prior • to the last electioli, 'Let us have a strike on the watetfront and that will he the gaaveynrd of the Government'. The ! same gentlemen are hoping that will; happen- to-day. We see, for instance, j the unwillingness of the Wellington , City Oouncil to reach a settlement witff the Tramwaymen's" llnion on the vitai ! question of overloading, and the hesii tation of the Harbour Boards' Associa- | tion to concede the legitimate claims of the union. The granting of the j legitimate claims of the workers will j open "the road to industrial peace. ! ! Without that it will be a waste ' of 1 time. Let the employers give us some1 tangihle evidence of their sincerity byj granting us some say in the control of j industry. Then we can talk industrial j peace.' |