LABOR DISPUTES.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1922, Page 5

LABOR DISPUTES.

PROTECTING THE PUBLIC.

IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT.

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.

Received Jan. 3, 5.5 p.m.

London, Jan. 3.

With a view to improving employment and restoring confidence between buyers and sellers, and workers and employers, fourteen Coalition Trade Unionist members of the House of Commons, belonging to the Unionist, Liberal and National Democratic Parties, sent a manifesto to Mr. Lloyd George demanding legislation to compel the participants in any industrial dispute which injures any section of the public to submit the differences to specially appointed industrial committees, ‘functioning like the Police and County High Courts, the decisions Of which should be binding to both sides under penalties. The siguatories bejfeve the workers welcome this machinery for abolishing industrial disputes and protecting the trade union leaders against the extremists. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Jan. 3, 7.15 p.m. London, Jan. 3.

The Daily Herald describes the Coalition Laborites’ industrial scheme as a pretty plan to chain up unions., The paper asserts that ninety per cent, of the workers are not aware of the National 'Democrats’ existence. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

NEW SCHEME EVOLVED.

FOR CENTRALISED CONTROL.

Received Jan. 3, 5.5 -p.m. London, Jan. 2.

The General Council of the Trade Union Congress, which is equivalent to the Labor Party’s Cabinet, is considering a scheme at centralising the control over industrial disputes. If the council and trade unions approve, the council will take over the negotiations in every dispute in which standard wages and conditions principles are involved.