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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 26 Apr 1922

Vol. S2 No. 4

APPENDIX TO REPORT. - DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR.

submitted the following report:—

Report on the Activities of the Labour Department During the Period 11th January, 1922, to 18th April, 1922.

General.—At the commencement of this period under review the work of the Labour Department had been more or less confined to the settlement of Industrial disputes, and on the whole the Department had met with very gratifying results. I am glad to be in a position to state that the Department's activities have not diminished, and as will be seen from the appendix to this report, fifty-one industrial disputes have been terminated during the period through its intervention.

I might point out, however, that the number of cases set out in the appendix does not, by any means, represent the full number of Conferences which have taken place under the auspices of this Department, as in many cases it was necessary to bring the interested parties together many times before an agreement could be reached.

Irish Railways.—During the Christmas holidays of last year the Secretary of the Department was approached with a view to Government intervention in the threatened crisis on the Irish Railways. This crisis was due to the proposed putting into operation of the Carrigan awards from the 1st January. Several Conferences were convened, and eventually the Companies agreed to postpone the application of the Awards from the 1st to the 15th of January, so that the Department might have an opportunity of endeavouring to reconcile the differences between the Railway Companies and their employees. Further Conferences took place on the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 10th January, and on the latter date negotiations were suspended pending the formation of a new Cabinet, and the appointment of a new Minister for Labour. The latter, in conjunction with the Minister for Economics, resumed the negotiations which continued daily until the evening of the 14th January, when the Department handed over the conduct of further negotiations to the Provisional Government, as it was not considered desirable that Dáil Éireann should give the guarantee which was necessary to the securing of a settlement.

Canal Commission.—A stoppage of work on the Grand Canal system took place at the end of January of this year, as a result of a movement on the part of the Canal Company to reduce the war bonus payable to those of its employees who were not tradesmen. In January and February several Conferences were convened by this Department without effect, and a stoppage of work took place. However, at a further Conference held on the 24th February a temporary agreement was reached providing inter alia for the setting up of a Commission of Inquiry consisting of a Chairman nominated by the Minister for Labour, one member—representing the general trading interests—nominated by the Minister for Economics, and one member each nominated by the Grand Canal Company, the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, and the Boat Owners' Association. The purpose of this Commission was to investigate the working of the Grand Canal System with a view to recommendations being made which might—

(a) Enable the canal to afford an improved service to the public, having regard to the interests of bye-traders and of riparian traders.

(b) Help the Company to be worked on a sound economic basis; and

(c) Put the Company in a position to grant improved conditions of working, and such wages as would yield the Canal workers a higher standard of living; and to report as soon as possible, and in any event not later than May 15th, 1922.

A Commission was duly set up in accordance with these terms. A warrant of appointment was issued by the President on the 3rd April, and the first public sitting was held on the 11th.

The obvious intention in setting up a Commission composed of direct nominees of particular interests is to so equip the tribunal at the outset with expert knowledge, that the taking of evidence may be confined within the narrowest limits, leaving so much the greater proportion of the available time for the private deliberations devoted to the practical examination of the subject, and the preparation of such sound comprehensive conclusions as may give adequate effect to the terms of reference.

There is no doubt that this was the intention of the parties to the Agreement, and that the tribunal was regarded in no sense as judicial.

The Commission took steps to expedite and dispose of necessary evidence. In their agreed public notice, the coordination and presentation of evidence by representative bodies was urged with this object, and intimation was given that, after the examination of proposed evidence, the Commissioners would summon such witnesses as they desired to hear and examine in person.

Notwithstanding this, it became evident at an early stage in the proceedings that the general trading interests, and the Boat Owners' Association, together with their respective nominees, failed to appreciate the character of the tribunal. Representation of these interests by Counsel, including the right of cross-examination of witnesses, was sought. Apprehending that this would involve the appearance of Counsel generally, and that the introduction of evidence and argument rendered largely unnecessary by the nominated character of the Commission, would militate against the completeness and soundness of the report by encroaching unduly on the very limited time available for its preparation, the Chairman, supported by the nominees of the two parties to the Agreement, felt bound to resist the admission of Counsel to a direct part in the examination of witnesses.

The Ministers for Economics and Labour, when appealed to, confirmed the Chairman's view of the limitations of the Commission, constituted as it was, and restricted as to time by the Terms of the Agreement.

The nominees of the trading interests and the Boat Owners' Association thereupon found themselves obliged to withdraw, and these interests—brought in by the Agreement in the hope of making it possible to place inland water transport on a sound and enduring footing, at least so far as the Grand Canal System is concerned—subsequently intimated their inability to take part without the appearance of Counsel on their behalf.

The Agreement between the Grand Canal Company and its employees, though of temporary duration, represents a certain gain in transport affairs. Any action tending to counteract the gain is to be deplored. The Commission asked for in the Agreement was intended to have been, and would have been, comparatively inexpensive and less formal, though none the less effective, than the more general Commission which would be set up by the Government on its own initiative. It is to be regretted that the general trading interests and the Boat Owners' Association—the immediate users of the waterway—did not show a greater inclination to enter into the spirit of the other interests, and avail of the opportunity afforded them of taking part, not only in the furnishing of information by way of evidence, but in the constructive labours of the Commission itself.

It is of the utmost importance that inland navigations, in common with the other transport agencies of the country, should operate and be regulated without delay, with due regard to every aspect of the community's economic life and development, and that the Grand Canal labour question should be dealt with, not merely superficially, but as part of the larger question. A movement was, therefore, made in the direction of obtaining the assent of the parties to the Agreement to an alteration of its terms, which would admit of the setting up of a free, as distinct from a nominated Commission, and such extension of time and of terms of references as would allow of its not only dealing with the Grand Canal System adequately, but of bringing within its scope the economy of inland water transport as a whole. A considerable sum of money is required to deal with this matter.

Irish Creameries.—The situation in the Creamery Industry had become very acute at the end of the year 1921, as both the Proprietary and the Co-operative sides of the industry felt that unless some reduction of wages was put into operation business could not be carried on. Prices had fallen to a very large degree, and while reductions in wages had been effected in certain instances, these reductions were quite inadequate as a relief from the difficulties of the industry. As the result of negotiations conducted by the Department during several months up to February, 1922, during which a series of Conferences representative of all the interests concerned took place, an agreement was reached providing for the establishment of two Joint Councils for the two wings of the industry—proprietary and co-operative—with subsidiary District Committees for local negotiations.

The Constitutions of these Joint Councils were made very wide so that almost any matter of interest to the advancement of the industry could be discussed, and more particularly any matter on which the workers were at variance with the creamery owners. Provision is made that no stoppage of work shall take place until the local machinery has first been tried, and in case it is unable to effect a settlement of the difficulty, the appropriate Joint Council has had an opportunity of considering the matter, and has also been unsuccessful in providing a way out. The Secretary of the Joint Councils is an officer of the Government, and by this means the industry as a whole is provided with an effective link with the Government.

The first meeting of the Co-operative Joint Council took place on the 10th February in the forenoon, and in the afternoon of the same day the first meeting of the Proprietary Joint Council was held. At both these meetings a representative of the Department presided, and in accordance with the Constitution the Co-operative Joint Council planned the establishment of seven district Committees in Munster, and drew up a constitution for those bodies. The Proprietary Joint Council set up one District Committee for the Province of Munster, and arranged its constitution.

The first District Committee meeting took place on the Co-operative side at Limerick Junction on the 18th February, presided over by a representative of the Department, and the necessary sanction to the erection of the Committee was given by representatives of the industry in that area. The preliminary arrangements—election of chairman, procedure, etc.—were agreed to, and arrangements were made for the consideration, at a meeting to be held on 4th March, of the application of the Co-operative Creameries for a reduction of wages. The matter was discussed at meetings of the District Committee held on the 4th and 28th March—a representative of the Department being present at the latter meeting—but agreement was found impossible, and the matter was referred to the Joint Council. The Council met on the 5th April, 1922, and after discussion a proposal was made which the representatives of the Creameries accepted, and the representatives of labour undertook to recommend to the workers for acceptance.

The Munster District Committee on the Proprietary side held its first meeting at Limerick Junction on 23rd February, which was presided over by a representative of the Department. Similar business was transacted as at the Limerick Junction District Committee on the Co-operative side further meetings took place on the 7th and 10th March, at which the wages question was discussed without a settlement being reached, and the matter was referred to the Joint Council which met on the 16th March, 1922. The matter was very fully considered, and the discussion centred mainly on the Condensed Milk Co. of Ireland's application for a reduction of wages, the main grounds advanced being that the Condensed milk portion of the business was being run for the past two years at a substantial and increasing loss. The representatives of labour viewed the Company's case with considerable suspicion, and with a view to arriving at an impartial opinion on the matter it was arranged that the Council should adjourn to the 22nd March, and that in the meantime the Chairman, with the assistance of an Accountant and Auditor to be appointed by the Department, should investigate the Company's books, and report the result of his investigations to the Council.

When the Council re-assembled the Chairman's report was read, and bore out the Company's contentions. The matter was very fully discussed during a two days' session, and various schemes considered with a view to giving Labour an interest in the business. Finally it was arranged that a proposal to reduce wages and carry on the business as at present for a period of two months should be submitted to a ballot of the workers, and that the Chairman should prepare a statement of the whole question for circulation by the Trade Unions, so that the workers should be in possession of all the facts when the ballot was being taken. The Council adjourned to the 31st March to allow these arrangements to be carried out.

The examination of the Company's books and the circulation of the Chairman's statement referred to above are interesting as evidence of the value of the Council, after less than two months' existence, in the removal of that distrust of Capital and its statements by Labour, which is such a fruitful cause of friction between two elements in industry whose interests are not in their essence antagonistic.

The Council re-assembled in the 31st March, and the result of the ballot—a very large majority against the proposal —was announced. The proceedings of the Council, however, had raised the matter from the level of a mere trade dispute, and the parties had come to look at the question as a matter of national interest involving not merely the Company and its workers, but thousands of farmers who supply milk to the Company through the south and west of Ireland, and who would be forced to a radical alteration of their system of farming if the Company closed down. Strenuous efforts were accordingly made by both sides to prevent a breakdown of the negotiations, and after a long discussion it was arranged that a proposal, of which the following is a summary, should be recommended by the Company's representatives to their Board, and by the Labour representatives to the workers: Wages to be reduced for the period of a month, during which time Labour would negotiate with any parties interested for the purchase of the Company's properties and interests. If the negotiations resulted in a purchase, the amount of the wages reduction should represent part of the purchase price, and if not, the amount should be refunded to the workers unless otherwise arranged by the parties.

The result of the ballot of the workers shows a small majority in favour of the acceptance of this proposal. Save for a difficulty at one of the Company's establishments where the workers threaten a strike if the reduction in wages is put in operation, the matter is now proceeding smoothly, and steps are being taken with a view to organising the parties who would be likely to take part in the purchase negotiations. I would like to say here the branch referred to is the biggest branch in Leinster. In spite of the recommendations of the Union they have struck and have been on strike for a fortnight. Several thousands of pounds' worth of stuff has gone to waste.

Minor matters dealt with at the Proprietary Joint Council were the rates of payment of auxiliary creamery managers, and in addition a scheme of classification of Creameries was drawn up. The Co-operative Joint Council considered the question of a national brand for Irish Creamery butter, and passed a resolution in favour of the establishment by the Government of such a brand.

Steps are being taken to press forward the establishment of the district committees throughout the country, and it is intended that a representative of the Department will attend the meetings to be held in the various districts for this purpose. On the 6th April a meeting was held in Sligo of representatives of Creamery Committees at which it was agreed to set up a Sligo District Committee to cover the province of Connaught. A representative of the Department was in attendance and explained the procedure. A panel of members was nominated from which the various Creamery Committees are to vote for the six members on their side of the Committee. The Department is in communication with the labour interests with a view to the selection of their side of the Committee.

A meeting for the same purpose will be held in Waterford on the 21st April, and at Newcastle West and other centres as soon as possible after Easter.

Irish Printing Trade.—In the latter part of the year 1921 the Master Printers demanded a reduction in wages of 7s. 6d. per week, and negotiations took place without result. Early in January, 1922, the proposals for a reduction were submitted to a ballot vote of the men, and were rejected unanimously.

Following an interview on January 18th with the Minister for Labour, the parties forwarded a submission signed by both sides agreeing to refer the matter of wages in dispute to the Labour Ministry as a Conciliation Committee. The Minister accordingly arranged for a representative to hear the parties, and the hearing took place on the 24th January, 1922.

At the outset both sides intimated that they had no mandate to depart from the attitude previously adopted, i.e., the masters could not accept a lesser reduction, while the workers' representatives stated that they were instructed to accept no reduction whatsoever, and that a reduction could only be agreed to after being authorised by a ballot vote.

After conferring with both parties separately and jointly, the representative of the Department made the proposals contained in the subjoined statement, and received an assurance that they would be submitted to the members of the respective Associations. On the 30th January, the General Secretary of the men's Association stated that "my Executive Council accepted the report of the deputation and decided to submit the suggestions made on behalf of the Department to a ballot vote of our members in Ireland." It appears, however, from the ballot paper that Suggestion No. 4 was not submitted, and that the men received no lead or guidance from their Association. In the circumstances it was not surprising that a majority of the men voted against accepting the suggestions. I should say that the Association is an English one.

It is understood that the Masters' Association have decided to defer action until a more favourable opportunity arises.

PROPOSALS.

(1) That a Committee consisting of equal numbers of representatives of employers and workers be appointed to consider forthwith any anomalies in the re-grading scheme adopted by the parties in September, 1919, with a view to the removal of those anomalies. Such Committee to issue its decision not later than the 28th February, 1922.

(2) That the wages of the workmen concerned employed by all members of the Irish Master Printers' Association be reduced by 2s. 6d. per week for a period of three months, the first reduction to take effect on the pay day falling within the week ending 4th February, 1922. Where notice of reduction has not yet been served, the customary notice to be given before any reduction takes place.

(3) That the Joint Labour Council consisting of representatives of the respective Associations shall meet within three months for the purpose of devising a scheme for the regulation of wages of the workmen concerned which shall apply after the expiration of the said three months. Should the Council fail to devise such a scheme before the expiration of the said three months, and should any dispute as to wages result, the matter shall be referred again to the Minister for Labour.

(4) That both parties shall recommend to the members of their respective Associations that the foregoing terms be accepted.

Irish Merchant Tailors—Enquiry into Retail Bespoke Tailoring Trade in Ireland.—As a result of a dispute between the Irish Merchant Tailors' Association and their employees the Department intervened with the object of securing an amicable settlement. After prolonged negotiations an agreement was arrived at on the 14th February last for a period of six months, and it was agreed that a Commission should be established in the meantime. This Commission of Enquiry was established and immediately commenced its labours.

The employers claimed to have the right to introduce into their existing handicraft workshops the system of labour under which male workers worked side by side with female workers. The Workers' Union in Great Britain having permitted in many cases such a system of labour in the workshops there, the employers in Ireland claimed they must have the same privileges to enable them to compete successfully with the products of Great Britain. It was also claimed that the division of the handicraft system of tailoring would bring about increased production, with a resultant reduction in price to the public, and would at the same time facilitate the making up of stock garments during periods of slackness.

Figures were adduced to show the decline in trade which had taken place in recent years, and responsible expert witnesses were examined. It was evident to the Commission that a substantial proportion of the male population in Ireland were dressed in clothes imported readymade into this country, and the tendency would appear to be for this class of trade to increase, particularly in view of the fact that within the past few years a new type of high grade ready for service suit, made on American principles, was being turned out in Great Britain at a low price, and being sold in Ireland on a rapidly increasing scale. It was alleged that the handicraft tailoring trade was at present unable to compete with the mass of high grade "ready for service" clothing which was being imported. These well finished garments were being bought largely by former customers of handicraft tailors.

The Commission investigated fully, through the examination of expert witnesses, the different methods of production prevailing in Ireland and also in Great Britain, America and Canada, with a view to considering the possibility of their application to the handicraft tailoring trade in Ireland.

From the outset the workers' representatives on the Commission opposed strenuously the introduction into the handicraft tailoring trade in Ireland of diluted labour, on the grounds that it would bring about an increase of unemployment in their ranks. They contended they would be fully justified in refusing to train women to do their work, and thus put females in a position to replace them at a later date. The livelihood of the male workers in the trade would be encroached upon and seriously menaced by the adoption of any such scheme.

As a result of its deliberations the Commission was agreed as to the necessity of formulating proposals of such a nature as would improve the present position and prospects of the handicraft tailoring trade. They realised that in order that this trade might be able to meet the competition of a certain class of readymade trade some reduction in the present cost of production was necessary, and that their task was to determine in what manner such reduction might be effected without detriment to the interest of handicraft workmen. It was hoped that an increase in the volume of trade would result from reduction in the cost of production, and that such increase would be beneficial to all parties.

Numerous schemes were considered, and three draft schemes, which had been formulated by the sides of the Commission, were circulated amongst representative employers and Trades Unions. There was not, however, a sufficient measure of agreement amongst the parties interested as to the relative merits of any particular scheme.

It was agreed that both the employers' side and the workers' side should draw up independent reports on the matter, and that these should be transmitted to the Chairman who would forward them with a covering report to the Minister.

These reports have not yet been received, but they are expected about the end of the present month.

Dublin Master Printers—Employment of Female Labour.—A Conference is proceeding presently between the Dublin Master Printers' Association and the Irish Women Workers' Union, with R. N. Tweedy as independent Chairman, nominated by the Department. Three meetings have been held, the last being on March 27th; the next will not be held until the 26th inst., as both parties required time to collect information for the better presentment of their cases.

The Conference is actually a Conciliation Board which was set up by an Agreement of February 22nd, which resulted from a Conference between the parties who met, at the invitation of the Department, to settle a dispute at Dollard's.

The Conciliation Board has to enquire into the causes of the dispute at Dollard's, and to discuss the possibility of drawing up rules applicable to women workers employed in the printing and kindred trades in Dublin, and, if practicable, to draft such rules as will be acceptable to both parties.

The Chairman is satisfied on the evidence that the strike at Dollard's should not have taken place, but that makes the need for definite rules all the more apparent.

At the outset the Printers' representatives held the view that it was quite impossible to draft rules which they could accept, but the Board is well on the way to doing so. The Chairman hopes that the outcome will be satisfactory, and will go some way to ensure peace in the industry.

Another two meetings should complete the business of the Board.

It will be seen from the above report that the Department has been engaged on work of a more progressive and valuable nature than was possible during earlier periods. At the same time the Department's successful intervention in industrial disputes compares very favourably with the results secured during any similar period since its organisation.

Any member of the Dáil who is anxious to receive a copy of the constitutions of the Joint Councils and District Committees for the Creamery and Allied Industries can do so on application to the Secretary of the Department.

APPENDIX

CASES REPORTED TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR PREVIOUS TO 11/1/'22.

In which CONFERENCES or ARBITRATION COURTS were successfully held 13

No.

CASE

Conference or Arbitration

Date

Result

Remarks

1

Anthony Mackey v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Arbitration

11/1/'22

Decision Given

Cross Cases for damage to property and for back wages.

2

Ballinrobe Co-operative Creamery v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Arbitration

12/1/22

Decision Given

3

I.M. Tailors & Amalgamated S. Tailors & I.T. & T. Union

Conference

12/1/22

Agreement Secured

Special Report

4

D.U.T. Co. v. (Eng.) T. & G.W. Union

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18/1/'22

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5

Conroy (Ballivor) v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Arbitration

10/2/'22

Decision Given

6

Gill & Douglas (Ballivor) v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Conference

10/2/'22

Agreement Secured

7

King (Annagasson) v. I.T. & G.W. Union

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13/2/'22

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8

Ravensdale & Faughart v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Arbitration

13/2/'22

Decision Given

9

Grand Canal Co., Ltd. v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Conference (3)

13/2/'22

Agreement Reached

10

Gortroe F.U. v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Conference

16/2/'22

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11

Bartlemy F. Union v. I.T. & G.W. Union

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20/2/'22

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12

Conna Farmers' Union v. I.T. & G.W. Union

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20/2/'22

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13

Family Grocers & Off Licensed Holders v. I.T. & G.W. Union

,,

28/2/22

Decision Given

CASES REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR ON OR SINCE 11/1/'22

A. In which CONFERENCES or ARBITRATION COURTS have been successfully held 33

B. In which CONFERENCES or ARBITRATION COURTS have been arranged for future dates 1

C. In which information is awaited from interested Parties 3

TOTAL 37

No.

CASE

Conference or Arbitration

Date

Result

Remarks

A. 1

Waterford Builders' Association v. Federation of Trades

Conference

23/1/22

Agreement Reached

2

Boylan v. Killeen (Dublin S.S. Company)

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24/1/'22

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3

Pierce and Doyle (Wexford) v. I.T. and G.W. Union

,,

24/1/'22

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4

Mulcahy (Clonmel) v. Distributive Workers' Union

,,

24/1/'22

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5

South Wexford Farmers' Union v. I.T. and G.W. Union

,,

31/1/'22

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6

Dublin Waterworks v. I.T. and G.W. Union

,,

3/2/'22

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7

F. Jones, Mullinabrone v. I.T. and G.W. Union

,,

4/2/'22

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8

Callow and Sons v. I.T. and G.W. Union

Arbitration

7/2/'22

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9

Tullamore Employers v. I.T. and G.W. Union

Conference

9/2/'22

,, ,,

10

Miss Blayney v. Irish Women Workers' Union

,,

13/2/'22

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11

Dublin Co. Council v. I.C. and A. Workers' Union

Arbitration

14/2/22

,, ,,

Issue of decision postponed pending L.G.D. Report

12

Kilkenny Co. Council v. I.T. and G.W. Union (Roadmen)

Conference

15/2/22

Recommendations Made

13

Ballincollig Farmers' Union v. I.T. and G.W. Union

Arbitration

16/2/22

Decision Given

14

Cork Union v. Wardmaster

,,

23/2/'22

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15

Drogheda Corporation v. Dockers and T.W. Union

,,

3/3/'22

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16

Gortroe Farmers' Union v. I.T. and G.W. Union

Conference

11/3/22

To draw up Agreement for 1922

17

Dublin Corporation v. I.E.U. and A.E. Union

Arbitration

2/3/'22

Decision Given

18

Gortroe I.F.U. v. I.T. and G.W. Union

Conference

11/3/'22

Agreement Reached

19

Cobh I.F. Union v. I.T. and G.W. Union

,,

13/3/'22

,, ,,

20

Tralee Grist Millers' Association v. I.T. and G.W. Union

Arbitration

14/3/'22

Decision Given

21

Carrigaline I.F. Union v I.T. and G.W. Union

Conference

16/3/'22

Agreement Reached

22

Ballyhea I.F.U. v. I.T. and G.W. Union

Arbitration

17/3/'22

Decision Given

A. 23

Cork, Douglas & Whitechurch F.U. v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Conference

18/3/'22

Agreement Reached

(Conf. arranged by Department)

24

Killarney, Lord Kenmare v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Arbitration

20/3/22

Decision Given

25

Mallow Farmers v. I.T. & G.W. Union

,,

27/3/'22

,, ,,

26

Shanballymore, Mrs. O'Keeffe v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Conference

27/3/'22

Agreement Reached

27

Buttevant, P. Harold Berry v. I.T. & G.W. Union

,,

30/3/'22

,, ,,

28

Doneraile Farmers' Union v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Arbitration

30/3/'22

Decision Given

29

Ovens Land & Labour Association v. Farmers' Union

Conference

1/4/'22

Agreement Reached

30

Cork Farmers v. I.T. & G.W. Union, St. Mary's & Lehenagh

,,

7/4/'22

,, ,,

31

Fermoy I.F.U. v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Arbitration

8/4/'22

Decision Given

32

Charleville, Meagher & Hayes, v. I.T. & G.W. Union

,,

12/4/'22

,, ,,

(Dispute as to interpretation of old Award and present conditions of employment)

33

Buttevant I.F.U. v. I.T. & G.W. Union

Conference

12/4/'22

Agreement Reached

B. 34

Dublin Master Printers v. Irish Women Workers' Union

,,

7/3/'22

To draw up Rules regu- lating employment of women

C. 35

Irish Farriers v., A.W.U. v. I.T. & G.W. Union

,,

25/2/'22

Awaiting Report from I.F. & A.W. Union

36

Earl of Fingal v. I.T. & G.W. Union

,,

I.T. Union asked for views on report submitted

37

Glendenning, etc. (Furniture Manufacturers), Richhill v. I.F.A.T. Union

Conference Suggested

Barr
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