ARBITRATION VERSUS STRIKES
AS A MEAN'S OF SETTLING LABOR DISPUTES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. At the conclusion of the stonemasons' dispute before the Conciliation Council this morning the Hon. J. Barr, M.L.C., one of the union's assessors, after thanking the Commissioner (Mr. J. R. Triggs) for his assistance in bringing about a satisfactory settlement, said that a system such as the one in force was far better than the principle "of strikes. At a conciliation conference they could discuss matters freely and fully in perfect good spirit and without bad feeling. He reiterated his statement that the conciliation and arbitration principle was far better than that of strikes.
Mr. H. Pearce, who appeared on behalf of the Builders' Association, said he felt sure it would be a very bad thing for the Dominion when the Arbitration Act went out of existence. By it unscrupulous employers were brought to heel every time.
The Commission said that the fact of 80 per cent, of the disputes coming before the conciliation councils in the Dominion reaching an amicable agreement spoke for itself. That was the strongest argument he could use.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 211, 5 March 1912, Page 5
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189ARBITRATION VERSUS STRIKES Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 211, 5 March 1912, Page 5
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