LIABILITY FOR STRIKES.
ACTION AT AUCKLAND.
[in- TFr.wjß.vvir.—muss association.j Auckland, Thia Day.
Judgment has been given by Mr Kettle, S.M., this morning in the case brought against the Waterside Workers' Union by the Labour Department claiming £2OO for a breach of the Arbitration Act for inciting a strike of wharf labourers on November 21st, when a number of men refused to handle superphosphates at less than Is Gd an hour. The question was raised as affecting this case ;h;>i the ease against the Labourers' Union, which is to follow, whether i!i-. ;u-lions of officials bound the union i in ease of a strike, it being contended ! the meeting of the union at which the I niriki vesolved upon was not a legal : nmoiiiur. i! not having been convened ■■ in .u-eoviinnce with the rules. T"h'. magistrate had no hesitation in I deeidim: !hi-re was a strike, but agreed jtluve was diilienl ty in settling the ; other point 'aised. He decided to re;i move the question to the Arbitration j Court direct, together with the ques--1 tion of costs.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 455, 10 April 1912, Page 5
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177LIABILITY FOR STRIKES. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 455, 10 April 1912, Page 5
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