FURNITURE WORKERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 653, 2 November 1909, Page 9

FURNITURE WORKERS.

NEW.ZEALAND CONFERENCE. . A NEW FEDERATION. ;• -Aconferenco of delegates representative,'of tho furniture trado workers of Now Zealand was opened .at the dlHce of tho Wellington Furmturo i'rades' Union, Beehive Chambers, Courtenay -Place, ■ yesterday." inornini?. There wero present ..tho following delegates Messrs. D. G. Sullivan and T. Hobertsou (Chnetohuroh)) W. S. P.ittison and J. 11. Wilson (Duncdin); 11. Baiifield (Auckland);. G. F. -Renshaw (Invercaffrlll); W. A. Allan and D. Movinrty (Wellington),: . ; Tho visiting delegates were officially, welcomed by Mr, 11. -E'. Swindell, vice-president 'of ,thej Wellington "Union, who stated that tho principal purposo they had in view was the organising "of "'a .federation 'of the furniture workers throughout New. Zealand. ," Mr< >D. G. -Sullivan' (Ohristchurch) was elected chairman, and Mr. D. Moriarty secretary .of-tho. conference. - ' . On the motion of Mr. W. A. Allan (Welling: ton),, it. was "Unanimously resolved that, a fed-, .oration "he'constituted. ': . ■ -Mr.. D. Moriarty: (Wellington), speaking to :the'motion, said "that so far as the furniture workers in Wellington, wero concerned, mntJtcifs'.M' organisation' Were very' satisfactory. In some" of the.other districts - this-wits not 00, and v tho state of affairs - existing ip the. trade .loft something to :be desired, and- .reforms' wore needed. ■ _': •'•' -. ; • f'Mr. Pattison (Dnncdin) was .strongly in favour of a fodoration, whic.i would be of distinct 'benefit to the .'workers, neouring a better sy'st'em. of-;.wages 'thrtiighotit.'No'w Zealand. " Mr. H. Banfleld ■ (Auokland) remarked thai tho. : .Auckland UniflriyWds-apathetic., Ho favoured an vanialganiation rof .'all branches' in flfio society. ' ■' ;'''..lit; was 'then : resolved .to. disoiiss the proposed constitution ; on the basis of the..draft-scheme . prepared, by. : the, Wellington. Union, and ' that .tho. designation .of the new body- be "The New IZealand Fnrnitiiro TVadeS'lndustrial Association 1 , of Workers." The. objects of the fedora-! 'tlon were stated to be the unification 'of the various furniture trade and. the furtherance -of. their interests. . : -The;'afternoon;'session 'was. devoted- to_ .coni sideration ■ of. tho constitution and • rules of the federation.