REBUFFED AGAIN.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1982, 12 February 1914, Page 4

REBUFFED AGAIN.

WATERSIDE MALOQNTENTS. E.equisitions frbm e5-&trikers.ar6 bw jug received by the executive of the nW Wwterside Workers 1 . Union .:.dai)V> '&><* latest reipisltioii,. \vhich lva.s,.b'eeiT' signed by eight rend as follows:-* "AYq, the undersigned nicimbers of tho. AVcllrngton Wharf':liftb6i\i:eif's\ln.dus.trial Union of Workers; tereby ■give noViijo. ■that Wo roquiroyou to call : is: special meeting of tlio .'said uiiion li'iider the. .powers .co'iitaiiwd in --pulft 2lfl, .sub-soctipii (it), when. \vo intend to ■move, under rule 15, for tfliift ■.removal 0) bf ? ths .presi Mil, (2) the ■yicc-p.Ksitleivt. '(3) the .'secretary! and (4) the- .fivd or less members of the: said 'UitioA .{pifming the remainder of the'SXecwii.'Q, 'upon, the'grounds that the reijueiits reqnir.ii.ig the .caliiUß of special, meetings,of. the ifirioil have been persistently igijpro'ij, jwi.tion's. 'deleted or rejected, aridi.each pt the Said, ofiieers ha.vo been guilty of disr.eg.ard of du ; t : j and the wishes of t.ho m.aj.q'rity of mem. . bers, and ltavd failed in their duty- as members by refttsjng to csrry ..out the resolutions-'passed; .at it lega'ly cbiisti'tutetl meeting held at the Skating Hink ■oii Saturday, February 7'." •■ .. We osecitivb has .instructed the :sp.o rotary to so.ii,d the following .reply to : ibb a'bovo requisition,, as well ik to tho. requisition received'on Tuesday ir-vl. am instructed by tta executive- to ..a'citiifiwiedce receipt ;bf yburrcqui'sitioin lit reply the .e-xcfc'u.tryo svisi'ifes' '.to :st.at.e that in view of the stisbrjderly nature of the meeting hold last. Saturday. t.l\c.Y are convinced, that atv'tho piise.nt time it is .impossible to obtain, a .meeting of tha union at which matters brought'forward can receive, .proper 'attention-, Sii.d the di'sciissiqh Of business fairly transacted,, ■or at which m'embera can express tfeir views or recoil, their votes 'wiftbut being siftieckd.to ih't'imidatidh or TOolcstatibii. As soon a& tlio executive can be. reasonably sittifiiied.that the, unrnl.v ■members of the union, wßoi'.aro \h tho habit of attending, meetings, ore -prepared to behave, themselves in-a ro.asoriable and proper manner the/ mtend to. call .meeting's at xegiila'r. intervals in d'tder that all member's inny .have an opportunity of voicing' their spirtimeats aiid taking part in stive transaction .of business,' I '' „ ~ . ~ « , w ->■. . ft.is i'inaVrstoo.d-,that the KedFedera* Won element in the how unions,ranks ■intend holding a meeting on,their.awn nbcount on Saturday afternoon lhis ■meeting will iiot bo' nxjfigh'isca by the executive bithb how imibtv.. ■