GUILD v. UNION.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 December 1920, Page 5

GUILD v. UNION.

ARBITRATION COURT FAVORS By Taleernph.—Press Association. CBrifitchureh, Dec. 23. The Arbitration Court decided, by a majority of the members, not to m'a'ip an award in the dispute between the Christchurch Clerks', Cashiers', and Office Employees' Union and the Canterbury freezing companies. When the case was heard it was shown that the companies' ' employees, together with employees in allied industries, had formed themselves into a guild and were strongly opposed to being brought under the provision of the award of the Court. It was also shown that practically the whole clerical staffs of the jcompanies were members of the guild which had entered into an agreement with the employers as regards wagut and conditions satisfactory to both employees and employers. Only a small proportion of the member* of the guild are members of the union which brought the dispute before the Court. The Court's reasons for not making an award were, first, there was no genuine dispute justifying the Court's interference: second, the union was not fairly representative of the employees sought to be brought under the provisions of the award. The judgment explains that there is ampie remedy by civil process in the case of lu«ach of the agreement made between the guild and the companies. Mr. McCullough, employees' representative on the Court, in a long statement attached to the judgment, explains his reasons for dissenting from the decision.