Union Secretary Addresses Master Printers

Chronicle (Levin), 12 March 1948, Page 5

Union Secretary Addresses Master Printers

EMPLOYER- EMPLOYEE COOPERATION

DUNEDIN, March IT. An orgaiiisat ion oi empinyors .-.eldon: usks a union sei-rctary to address it. aimuul coa rere lice. ittni oven loss ofteii doeS; il nsk hini lu answer quostion.i.fter such a talk. Thc unusual eoursc was ud.op.lcd yestorday, liowever, at tiie uniuml (■oiii'eccnre or tlie.. Mastei Prinlers' Federalioii oi' New Zeahiud wluyi tiro aational sec r^lary oi' *tm Printiug and Keialed Trades Union ( Mr. R. >s. Tiionia.s) liew I'roni Weiling ton at ihe reqiiest oi' tlic fcdcralion i ouncil to adilress it as Ihe guesl speuker. Tlie rouncil of the federatiou, stiid tiie president (Mr. .1. il. Somerville j haii uuuuiinously dedded that .Mi Tliomas should be asked to attend tlie i.ieeting. in introdueing M r. Tliomas, l;e spoke of the need lor a great ei understanding of eat-h otlier 's probIems. - Alr. Thoiuas, for his purt, assured the conference tliat t Jie invitation issued to him by ihe federatiou had met with the unaiiimous approval of ihe union exe- • utive. The getling together for talki.nd questions was oue of the best ways lie knei\ of increa.sing ooopei ation be tweenlne employers and the unioi> lueuibers, and creating u feeling of con hdence in each otlier that was so neces i-arv for hannonious woriviug. Thc theme of his address was coo[ier;ition in iiulustry. Atter his address ln auswered a iiumber of -qu.estions from i.iembers of the federatiou. Alr. C. P. Melvenzie ( Wellington >, who mo ved a vote of tlianks to Alr. 'ihomas for his talk, said it had been a very real contribul ion to ihe conierencc.