AMALGAMATION BY UNIONS

Chronicle (Levin), 19 November 1946, Page 8

AMALGAMATION BY UNIONS

WKLI.l.V GTON, Xov. 1S. "The anialgaijiation inust he done hy tlie unions theiuselyes, " said the president of the Federation of Labour, ALr. A. W. Croskery, wlien diseiissing tlie ' aiiialgniiiatioii plan adopted hy the t'oum-il of tlie Federation (puhlished yesterday). "The report adopted is only tlie preliniinary outline to give soine inilreation tO'{inemhers of unions, as ihe hasis for consideration of tlie idea. There is no altempt by tlie Pedefalion of l.aliour to foree anialgarnation down tlie throals of the unions, as anv deeision under the.rnles of the Federation inust eonie from tlie unions theinselves. This suggestion ean he entirelv altered if other wislies are expressbd hy tlie unions eoncerned." Furtlier steps iii the amalgamation of ] all waterfront unions is expected in ; the next two niontlis as the result of representations by tlie Xew Zealaiid Itarhour Board Eiiiplovees I'nion to the Xew Zealaiid Waterside Workers IJnion. ! This follows the recent merger of sliip | work carpenters with the Waterside I Workers Fnion whieh has a strength of ahout SOUO that will he inereased to i 10,000 if tlie Harbour Board employebs j are also addod to tlieir strength. Tlie uiational seeretarv of tlie Waterside j Workers LTnion, .JVfy.' -'X, II i 1 1 , said today I that a ietter. had hehif ■reeei\'ed/fi'ojn I the Haibohr - Board s&mpjpyees . Fiu^n land tlie matter Avepiip''. ••a-0'8 1. montlf hy Ihe natioual exeeutive of the' Waterside Workers Union.