Australian arbitration system holds amid widespread strikes
Sydney dispatch notes Australia’s arbitration for labor disputes endured as coal miners, seamen and steel workers returned to work after settlement terms. Despite push by Communist elements in unions to overturn arbitration, Prime Minister Chifley faced a political crisis, with top union leaders pressing for settlements and reforms as industries slowly resumed.
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Ralph Morton
Sydney
Australia
Austria
New South Wales
Australian Council of Trades Unions
Broken Hill Proprietary, Ltd
Broken Hill Proprietary
Broken Hill
Newcastle
Port Kembla
Industrial Commission
Joseph B. Chifley
Chifley
Canberra
Labor
H. E. Wells
Miners Federation
L. McPhillips
Chifley Upholds Arbitration System Amid Union Standoff
The prime minister declared the arbitration system must stand and urged recognition of the Ironworkers union without formal registration. Telegrams from unions with 150,000 members backed his stance while extremist leaders blamed Broken Hill for hardships. Public sympathy shifts as labor supporters endured the strike.
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Steel Trust
Ironworkers Union
Chifley
Broken Hill
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