74. Mr. CHANCELLORasked the President of the Board of Education whether teachers in elementary schools possess the same rights as other Civil servants and employés in other trades and professions to demand arbitration on matters in difference between them and the employing authorities; and, if not, whether he will take steps to secure for them such rights as will place them in a position not less unfavourable than others?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Herbert Fisher)Though I have received requests from bodies of teachers to use my good offices to secure arbitration in particular cases and on particular issues, I have not been approached by the bodies representing different classes of teachers with a view to the establishment of a general or obligatory system of arbitration, and I have no reason to believe that they desire the establishment of such a system.