NEW LABOR LAWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 November 1920, Page 5

NEW LABOR LAWS.

NOT APPROVED BY LABOR. * ARBITRATION ACT CRITICISED. \ By T»]«er«Pli.—Press Auoolitton. Wellington, Laßt Night. ; Some Wellington union secrotaritl offer the opinion that as a result oi the new legislation'quite a number oi unions will cancel their registration utt der the Arbitration Act. "As eoou as any registered union il up against an unregistered body of met . for the first time, it will cut itaeli ' adrift from the Act right away," r* marked a Labor official to a reporter ' "The idea is gaining strength that tin unions can do better for themselves b! „ entering into direct negotiation! wit) the employers, rather than by conduct ing proceedings under the ArbitmtHtt Act. Some unions in Wellington are 014' the verge of getting an outside purvieU ' of the Act, for a good deal of dhwath* faction exists with the decisions of thi Arbitration Court. The long intervali . which exist between the commencemenl i of disputes and their final settlement bj the Court are another cause of irrita. ; tion. By registering under the Labor , Disputes Investigation Act unions pow \ seas the right to strike, and this is con* i sidcred to be a powerful weapon in thl " hands of organised bodies of worker! registered under this Act. There k talk ;j of some unions cancelling regi* r tration under the Arbitration Act, and ' re-registering under the Labor Dispute! : Investigation Act."