Viscountess ASTORasked the Minister of Labour whether he has any information to the effect that the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation refuses employment to seamen belonging to the Cooks' and Stewards' Union unless they become members of the Sailors' and Firemen's Union?
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§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEI have been asked to reply. I understand that many shipowners give preference to seamen who are members of unions represented on the National Maritime Board and bound by the agreements made by that board. So long as the law is complied with, the matter is not one in which the Board of Trade can interfere.