COMPULSORY LEVY TO HELP NEWSPAPER
WELLINGTON, August 15. Alr. .T. T. Watts (Bt. Albans) gave notice today in the House of Iiepresentatives to ask the Prime Minister whetlier, in view of the present appli j cation to the Arbitratiyn Court for ai. ! int-rcase in wages to all workors under | awards because of the rise in the cost i of living, the (lovcniinent approves of tiie practice of eertain trade unions in atteuipting to pass resolutions forcing a levy upon their members, manv of wliom were not supporters of the Labour Party, but who were all required by law to be members of a j uuiou, for the purpose of taking up I further shares in New Zealand Labour j Xewspapers, Limited. I iLr. Watts said he had in his possesI sion a notice from a union secretarv to | members, giving notice of niotion to impose a lcvy of 5s per lncmber for thc i purpose statcd.
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Chronicle (Levin), 16 August 1947, Page 5
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