THE WAIHI STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1456, 3 June 1912, Page 6

THE WAIHI STRIKE.

$ A TEN PEE CENT. LEW. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, June 2. A largely-attended rueotinn" of Hie Auckland General Labourers' linion was hold on Friday night, to discuss the question of a. strike levy, in accordance, with a communication received from the executive of the Federation of Labour. _Tho whole position with regard to the TVaihi and other labour troubles was thoroughly discussed, and it was unanimously decided to act in full accord with the expressed wish of tho federation's executive, and to strike a levy of 10 per cent, on the weekly earnings of each member of (he union. The feeling of the meeting was one ot unquestioning loyalty to the Federation of Labour, and that if was the plain duty nf the union to respond unhesitatingly (o (lie call for financial assistance for the strike fund. A resolution was also unanimously carried io (he effect that, as far as Mr. Parry's arlioiis were concerned in tho Waihi trouble, tho union heartily endorsed everything that had been done, and further," that members had every confidence in Mr. Parry as an industrial unionist, and nn official of the Federation of Labour. 1( may he staled, ; n romier-timi irli'> the levy which ,the General Labourers' Union decided to strike, that this is the first levy that has ever been called for since the union was established. It ii estimated, from records that have be™ kept over a considerable period, that the actual return from the levy will be 10 m-r cent, of an average weekly income of .'lL'.s. per week per member. Auckland, .Tune 1. Tt is reported, as a significanl fciiliiTe in connection with the Waihi strike, that from 20 to 25 men recently employed at Waihi have booked passages for Sydney bv the Mahcno on Monday.