THE HOME STRIKES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10407, 30 August 1911, Page 5

THE HOME STRIKES

CABLE NEWS

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CONCILIATION BOARDS.

THEIR WEAKNESS EXPLAINED

(Received Last Night, 11.45 o'clock.)

LONDON, August 29

Mr Williams has complained of the lack of uniformity in the procedure of Conciliation Boards, and the delay in establishing the machinery.

The various arbitrations had l cost the Railwaymen's Society £30,000. The hitch in the scheme lay in the Companies claiming the sole right to interpret the awards, and declaring that tho men had nothing to do with it. That was one of the things that caused the strike. Another was the limitation of the present machinery to hours and wages, Which was only a small portion of the grievances which brought about the strike. There had been great delay in reaching the awards, in some instances fifteen to eignteen months elapsing between their initiation and settlement. He suggested that a Board be appointed for each Company,' instead of sectional Boards, which made it costly to prepare evidence. The failure of a settlement of the disputes was largely due to the want of freedom in urging the men's claims, where a .secretary was in the employ of a company. A National Board required to be equally representative of the companies and the men, with an independent Chairman, to settle the disputes.

THE MILITARY WITHDRAWN

(Received Last Night, 11.45 o'clock.)

LONDON, August 29. The military has been withdrawr. from Liverpool. Work is normal.