FEDERATION OF LABOUR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1454, 31 May 1912, Page 3

FEDERATION OF LABOUR.

A FORTY-FOUR HOURS WJ3EJT. "M 1 ? -kabour federation Conferenco assembled in the "Maoriland Worker" offices yesterday. Mi'. P. C. Webb, president, was in tho chair. Mr. Stephenson (Wcstport Labourers) moved, and Mr. .T. Dowgray (Granitv) seconded: "That the federation urge upon I'ho Government the necessity of bringing tho wages of all casuals in "their employ jn line ivitli tho ruling rates paid in the district. —Carried.

air. P. H. Ilickey (West Coast Workers) moved, and Mr. C. Stephenson (Westport Labourers) seconded"That the Government be approached by the federation and urged to constitute It hours a week's work on Hie public works of this country."—Carried.

iUr. A. Rosser (Auckland Tramways' moved, and Mr. 11. 1?. Joyce (Lyttelioi Stevedores) seconded:—"That the confer ence adopt the principle of one day's resl in seven, and aim to securc its inclusioi in Hie statutes of tho Dominion Carried.

Moved by Mr. A. Rosser (Auckland Tramways), and seconded by Mr. J. E. Duncan:—"That in the interests of public safety it is advisable that in all future agreements provision should be made for at least ten hours between shifts." — Carried.

Mr. Eosser (Auckland Tramways) moved, and Mr. ](. Dalhotisie (Manawatu .I'laxmillers) seconded:—"That, in I lie opinion of this conference, it is advisable ill future agreements that the- minimum wasro lo be asked for general labourers and outside workers shall be based upon their actual requirements to live decently and bring up families in some degree of comfort, instead of, as at present, allowing nothing for wet weather or stoppage of work."—Carried.

Mr. Coppersmith (Kimanga) moved, and Mr. Eosser seconded:—"That Section 11, paragraph A of the I.C. and A Act bo amended by adding the words 'or trade union' after tho word 'union,' where it occurs the second time in the above-mentioned paragraph."—Carried. The cout'erencc then roso until this morning.