A.&.P. WORKERS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3062, 25 April 1917, Page 8

A.&.P. WORKERS

I /AXNOAL' CONFERENCE OPENS. I Hie Annual conference of the A.P U !. (Agricultural ond Pastoral Workers' itJnion), wfth whiob is incorporated the Shearers' Union, is being held in the 'Accountants' Chambers. Those prosont are: Messrs. A.. J. King (Timaru), pre'isident; 0. Grayndler (Wellington), sec- , retary; delegates, Messrs. W. Boone 1 (Christohurch), ~R. Eddy • (Christ- ! church), E. Kennedy (Christchurch), i !A; Cook (Christchurch), W. T. Adair (Lumsdon), J. Townsend (Wanganui),' J. Meo (Wellington),' P. J. Kay (Manawatu Flaxmill wbrkers' Union), [Wv M'Lenaa (Waikato Flaxmill- Work- , ' 'ore', Union)! J. Townsond and .'A';, Cook were nominated for the position of president, and the former was elected. 1 " Tho following resolution was passed: "That this, conference of the ;' N.55.A.TVU., sitting in Wellington, is in l ontiro sympathy with the coal-miners t now on strike in New Zealand,, and ', promises thorn.its moral and financial' | .support." i Another resolution . passed was: I "That this conference of the A.P.TJ. • extends to' all municipal Labour canj didates in New Zealand its full supi port, and wishes them success in thoir f i candidature" i ...It was decided that the' Manawatu i and Waikato Flaxmill Workers' Union and. tho Auckland General Labourers' I'-'V. "Union be linked up 1 with the A.P.TJ. j The oonforonco is now discussing the ; question of tho linking up of • the i <* A.P.TJ. and the A.W.TJ. (Australian Workers' Union). ' .