A MUNICIPAL GARDENERS UNION
The Reserves Committee of the' City , Council reported lab't' evening: that tlift . Director of Parks and Ilcservfs lwm been. « approached by Sir. Oimnbr.ll '.'or penrntf- ; sion for him to ro around anion? the ; men in his department to enrol them as ; members of tlio Lubourors Uuion, «Uid if ; tliey did not enrol lo givt them one- ■ month's notico of dismissal. Many. of these men were old employees, end on : making inquiries a.s to why, if that ne< tion was necessary "ow, it was not taken iu the past, ho found that there was no ; award in force affecting the men cm- ~ ployed in his department. The City Soli- ' cilor also advised that this was so. There was a Gardeners' Union in course of for-' | mation at present, several preliminary meetings liavim; henn held, at' which u number of employees of the Unserves Do ; partnient were present, and took n very active part. He recommended, tlmt the men bo given a free hank mu\ tin, secretary of tho union be advihod to that i effect". -
The committee had no recommendation io make, and, ou Hie Mayor's lead, it wad decided to allow the wen to take their own course, though ho personally would like to sue' tho men imvo their own union,
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 19, 17 October 1919, Page 7
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215A MUNICIPAL GARDENERS UNION Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 19, 17 October 1919, Page 7
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