UNITY SOUGHT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2125, 17 April 1914, Page 7

UNITY SOUGHT

BY IHDUSmiAIi UNIONS

A JULY CONGRESS

J'iso Arbitration Unions' Cmhmtca was concluded at the- Trades Hail jester««y. Mr, A. Rosser presided, ft ml 6J delegates were present, representing tho Mloirma i«ihuw:-AilcWand: PVinu Drivers' Union, Gas Co. Employs', Jlßinbora Federation (including about iHhtcKrs' Unwj, Jjairy &»!«,«,/ Bwkl.mmw, teach WtjrJfors', G™ ori iMmwor,, J-lairdrosson,', J&ck n„4 U icry Workers', Bootmaker.*'. ftUut. cr Jinsmrtf,,' fflßjrtvrigliU', CwtW •md tresserv Brewerv ft Hl . P'oyooV, H«,fcr Makers', »al iWs ' Uojiws, Ual ami Citfgo Wwfes' Mow mtrs, Irt»Mti«» i s i„„d Cemout "OM6M-' Welhngton: A*m% WM ted boeiety or JuigKHJcrs' (WeHiaigten Centra), lotoiio and Thames' brandies), Boilermakers' S„it G, ro d s Kmpiovow' Bricklayers', Bakers', Building fed™ Labourers', _ K,igj, w Driers*,' Stem. AUisons', Driver.?' Butchers', Storemen's, Carpenters', Tally Clefs', BootniflKOTs', Workers' Seamen's, ftlwarcrs', Fire Urines' Rural \V<ifk' ors. lgvorty Bay: Carpenters', G'mii* ml Labwor-s', Frecxtji'-s'. Tarariaki i wow Plymouth Genera! Labourer*'. Wnngiljiui: Painters'. Mahftwa-tu; Flax Millers . _ Hawko's Ban AValratu Sausage- Casing, Makers'. JJnrtboroitfh: Building Trades', Farm Lahfrnrris', nelson; Tailors' and Taitoressnß* Carpenters', fettad: Groynimith Wharf Labourers', iuanglHia Miners 1 , fw pongs. Minors', Wk-vteniarimi Miners', Dewiisio'n, Miners', Bkddrali Minerfi', Pnp.woa Miners', We?tport jAbowwrs', Chi'.iskliuKti: Tinsmiths*, Bootmakers', Cttaohbinlders', Moulders'j Musicians', ■ Metal Workers', Carpenters 1 ., Gas Co. Employees'. Ota.go: Riwat Wertars'.

Lino of Political Action. . In, the morning,, fei'rsjMn eoatted on tho following remifc:-—"TJi-at tire conference tako m steps -towards forming any now federation or amalgamations of unions that- does not (a) cooperate with tho Uftit&cl Federation of Labour, (b) affiliate with tho United 'Fodoratiou of Labour."

After discussion tiro reni-it t\?AS withdrawn, in ..favour of ft rcsointinli'.ns-M----lows, which was tffidnimously flurried';— ."That for tho mirjjsse of soKdifyiiig the forces of Lafawr and in order t« Wir-e sneeosfußy jirotcfct • the ■'' mutual ffitw-est-s of org-aa-ised La-bonr, this eon* fermieq Urgo upon ■ tho United Ifcderatjon oi : Labour' tho- -nowssity of calling a ■coiiforcniro'of _all itjiiohs for July 7* .with tho objeot'df deciding upon a coniwon lino of: a-rtion. palitiimlty, and- to discuss and act,''if so deciding, k tho direction of as soon as practicaWo tlvoraniter becoming affiliated with tho Australian labour Fcclemtioji.'' "" ' ,

The following remit was lost by a majority:---"That this <kmfereneo Micoi'jjijicitds that -unions farm Labour Oatinciis % their Various fl'is-t-rjcts to deal effectively with n'Jt matters aikctiiig Labour, each coHwil to liayo full control within its districts; tlio utli-nial-o- olxjocfc to ho the ■consolidating- of tho etituirits into a national wr&iHilsa/ tloii."

Tfauolilng Unionists. _ In tho afternoon it resolution was carried:- "That where the R-s-gi-si-ra-r is satisfied that tho ttrtturo o? the calling of nppfouits necessitates a shnng-o of rcsttlfliiee. instil tiino to timo, oi' a sub- : stantial number. of them, from- one-in-dustrial district: to another,, ho may ro- : gistOT the spciiHj 1 as an '.industrial union, and shall specify in the cortiKc-ato ' of registration tho districts for which 'tlio union is so registered, and stvell union tjijn.Fl, throughout those districts, ■hav-o all tlio privileges which an ordinary union has within the district for which it is registered." _ A I'osolutiori was carried to the effect that unions be reesnimehdod to- recogiiiso a system of' intercjang© of clearances from, -o-no wnion to another, fi-ud tJlo' conference reaffirmed tlio rffin.ei'plo of statutory prefcre.ne.o to Bitioaist-s. *The fallowfUg »sohttf.o.it -was carriw!': "In thft opinion of tho conference, tho Widows' and Orphans' Pe-us-iaH's Act should bo so ain-ond'od *s nwt to -cseliiclp a»V widow from receiving this 'benefits of tho Act, Who Wits .res-Ming in $w Zeafcad uri'or to the A?;t eonting into force, Also that the- tinro Kmrt slidtrl'd be reduced, from toil years k three years."

Finanpisl Assistant*. ■ tho Conciliation and-Ariiitotieiu Act Was considered, :a«d tlio following resolution was catTfcd :—'"<!) That the seojw of tho Act bo extended to cnaMo unions Mgistc-red under tlio. Art- U mgttgo in political action, this sc^Mon fc-governed hv Section 1W St tlie 190* Act.' C 2). Tliti* tllo Aot bo HI^WM-t° allow un'ions to financially bodies of wofkers wlie-n, a- majority ot thin inonsWs desire to do so-- • A resolution was carried asking; for xm amwidtaout to t'ho WtvrfceK- t« : pen-satio-n Act, so as to WOwfc «nw whero a worker has already lost one, ■eve, upon which no campeiisatiou tot teen paid, upon tlio loss of tlift other evo fe siiouhl bo cttilled to recevo ■eompensation duo for total loss of.sight. This resolution was passed, in view ol the Court having wently given a decision against a oite-ayod lam wlto test his other oso. 4 ■.. . • . " Tho confereneo Tcamvmed * opinion that a- itt'rai oil pfccoworfc should not s <« cefvo a Josser U> than he wouid J-e----ecivo at a daily under sn award. findings of tho coiihjifw beioio iH Sir of Labour (te Hon. \\, h Ma=si«v)- It was also AemM Y iij JT to?«F tfe bo Sit to niemb WS of luriSi *Mnw!S : Tho MnfowiKO eondntol with y «ta of ttetfe to tljo ehMrtw* and to tlm secretary Qfr. 5- ita*»>).