PRINTERS' UNION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1492, 15 July 1912, Page 8

PRINTERS' UNION.

HALF-YEARLY MEETIKG. The half-yearly meeting of the Letterpress and Lithographic Printers' Union was held in Hie Trades Hall on Satiirchy night, a large number of members being prpMint. Mr. Jl'Leary (]>rc.<iclciit) occupied the chair. In moving (he adoption of the report and balance-sheet, the president (Nuigratulated members on the smooth worlti'iig of the business of Hie union, and the cNcellent Mate- of the finance.-, which .-bowed a credit balance ol XL'.'iO. Tho president also stilted I hat during the last few years both the- letterpress and lithographic work in Wellington had greatly improved, and soma of it now eunpareil very favourably with I hat of the .American nriuters. which he considered was the highest standard in. the world, and if members continued to excel in this direction it would not only increase the power, quantity,- and value of printing and lithographing, but would bring their wages within measurable distance of those paid to the machinists in the United States.

It wns decided to draw tho attention ot the Minister for Labour (Mr .Mas>ey) to the alleged laxitv of the Lahour Department in connection with several admitted breaches of tho award.

A committee was sot up to consider the advisability of introducing a mortality and retiring allowance fund, and is to report (o tho next mrftinß of the union. A sum of about .£2(l was collected by die union for the benefit of th; wives and families of the miners in liccfton and Wai hi.

Tho ballot of the union tnken in fnvonr of applying for a Dominion award was carried almost 'unanimously, only three members voting; in tho negative.