MAN DISMISSED

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 117, 14 November 1939, Page 11

MAN DISMISSED

UNION'S REQUEST TO BOROUGH COUNCIL

The Lower Hutt Borough Couhqil had befpre it last .evening a request from the secretary of ; the -General. Labourers? Union1 tMr.' P. M;;: Butler) that'; the council' dispense 'with the' services'of a man employed, on Scheme, 13, oh' the ground that he had not paid full union due!^--'^^- ■ . ■ --'^ V^M*' The Mayor (Mr. J.W. Andrews)-said that ! the man was married arid had seven, children. In September/-'; the union had called on the .council to. disr, pense- with, the man's services for the same - reason as it now gave,: and J the^ council's officer's, acting uftder th^.'compulsory. provisions of the union, .regulations, had' no option ■ but to comply. A; few; dajrs later, continued t/Lr. " An-; drews, .the private secretaryy to. t£e tlon. P; 'C, .^ebbr.had^'by , telephone,^ requested that the.man should.be: reinstated and the Minister wo&ld be personally/responsible1 fpr the paymerit of -the .rriari's"dues.'. -,-The* ,mah ..was reinstated, and now again there was. a request for ' his dismissaL ".• •' r ' : 'The'^aypr ,st'atedv'.;"thai .there 'had been >78 non-uriiphists on the "scheme; who had been reported for non-pay-ment of o^ties: Sciriie o|;.'these men had been, members ofat least one other unicai, and He knev/.of brie case where. A3a 3 jrian v had been:.asked, to, pay" a. f till year's -membership /, dues, to a third imion. The General* Labourers'. Union had a.ppareiitiy endeavoured to arrange special terms with other .unions! iri:!ire--gar# to men on fScheme IS,/but had been unsuccessful,; and.the" ppsitibri was npw, difficult fbr/inen; who- were members pf th& Slaughtermen's Union or others engaged on seasbhkl work. These irieri could riot go; Pn' Scheme 13 without''paying, full union dues to the; Gen; era! .La^jpurers' Union. In" the caise before the; council; as the Minister had riot paijii ,the man's dues; the council had ribupption but' to discharge him/ i !:'Ej the".course pf feis letter'to- the cb.uncil the secretary of the union :me'ntidhea tfeat. he. had been' in commuriicatlori with ;th;e,;Hpn. P. C. Webb, who had .replied .regretting that the man had hot paid his dues. ; - . 1/ (Gouncillor W: A; J l.'"Hall asked whatwages the; 'mari -'.was gettirig, and the M'^y or replied £4 10s; .;'* ,: :l :: Councillor Hall/said that in thercircunistahces, he alsp got the family allowance, the. man should have paid his.;dues, and he riaoved that the man's services be dispensed with. The. motion was. seconded by Councillor H. V- Horlbr and carried. ■