EMPLOYERS ATTITUDE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1900, 7 November 1913, Page 8

EMPLOYERS ATTITUDE.

'ATTEMPT TO SHAKE IT. (By —PrtGft A£Bocifl>ilofliJAuckland, November 6. A deputation' consisting of MesErS. 0. Nicholson, J. H. Upton, W. B. U> land, A. S. Bankart, T. Hotosf,. T., W. Leys, A. 0. Pacey, J. J. O'Bricii, J. B, ilacFarlane, P. Hansen, A. Sanford, G. George, E. Davis, .Bishop C'jOuty, and Ookinel A-. Bell, waited on tho Employers' Association this morninc» arid tirftod & further effort at a settlement of the strike by renewing negotiations. . j Tla\ speakers urgod that tho existing la.w loft it open to the unions to regis- • ter under the Arbitration Act or Trades. Union Act ; thai, many unions oUtsido the Act' Wete not to tho moderation of Labour; that it would b»< distinctly unwise to attempt to make it compulsory for any union to register unto tho Arbitration. Act, qs such jti* sistence would bring further trouble, and only lead to a widening of ' tbo breach. , , . Htf* Hanson, director of the Company, said ho .liad had ceusiderablo experience of strikes.. The agreement botween tho Tram Union and his company had been made .outside the Arbitration Court, and was working moresatisfactorily than any agreement they had under tho Act.' ' ' ' Otiier speakers urged that the Arbitration Act did not prevent stokes, Tho Auckland Employers' Association was urged to use its influence with tho employers in 'Wellington with a View to iriduw tho latter to adopt a mors, conciliatory attitude there in tlio pro* S'.'nt trouble. . , . ~... .. Tho deputation waft infornioa triat a Special .mooting of tho Employers Association woula be held, this afternoon to consider iho representations made.