COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION. The following statement shows in a summary and comparative form the status of existing legislation relative to strikes and the maintenance of industrial peace on the railways and in other publicutility service of the leading commercial nations of the world. A comparison is made of the following features of such legislation:1 (1) Conditions under which lockouts or strikes are prohibited. (2) Penalties for the enforcement of antistrike legislation. (3) Legal machinery for the adjustment of disputes. (4) Private or semiofficial machinery for the adjustment of disputes. Any unusual or striking features of existing legislation or any important facts relative to the administration of the laws are referred to in the last column of the tabular statement. The countries for which information is shown are arranged in alphabetical order. 1 A more detailed account of legislation by countries will be found in succeeding sections of the report. Antistrike and industrial conciliation legislation relative to public utilities, by countries. Legal machinery for the adjustment of disputes. Conditions under which lockouts Penalties for enforcement of antistrike legislation. Remarks. Commonwealth of Australia.. Court of conciliation and arbitra New South Wales. tion, consisting of a president, or supreme In New South Wales the law is The initiation or continuance of Strikes and lockouts of all kinds Penalty of £1,000 against any per- Employer liable to a fine of (a) A court ofarbitration, consisting [(a) Under the industrial conciliation In the case of public utilities, (a) Employer liable to £500 fine and (b) Penalty for striking or locking (b) At any time during the progress' Name of country. Antistrike and industrial conciliation legislation relative to public utilities, by countries-Continued. All strikes and lockouts are illegal. A fine of £500 may be levied against an association and a similar fine of £500 against a person, or three months' imprisonment. Fine of £20 or three months' imprisonment for picketing. Fines are made a charge against funds of associations and on wages over and above £2 a week. An employer who refuses to employ or a worker who refuses to accept work, where there is an industrial agreement or award in operation, may be fined. Strikes and lockouts on public Union may be dissolved and funds Before forming a union, the organutilities are prohibited. and property seized. ization must notify the Government authorities and send them a copy of the constitution and |