BUILDING TRADES FEDERATION

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 296, 10 September 1919, Page 11

BUILDING TRADES FEDERATION

; '— —-»•■■ : :: .---'•;:,;" FORMED IN WELLINGTON. ... i. , ■ , ■. ■ ■ The following unions have -now adopted the. constitution of tho Wellington Federation of Building Trades:—Carpenters, Plasterers, Painters, Plumbers, Tiin'ber AVorkers; and Bricklayers. • The objects of the federation arc :~(1). Uniformity of hours. (2) Uniformity of working conditions, (3) Setting up of a council of administration re disputes. t£) Setting up of a'board, of appeal of disputes between unions. (5) Common action in consideration of-.Labour'laws-and, their amendments. Other important clauses in tho constitution are appended:— : "19. All vital questions upon which common 'action, is necessary shall he submitted to a combined mooting of affilioted unions for consideration. Tho action' then proposed' shall bo submitted to- a vote..of an urgent special meeting of each affiliated' union. The decision of the majority 'of affiliated unions voting shall bo binding on tho federation and all parties concerned. "20: It shall;bo the duty of' tho federation to establish uniform-working hours and conditions of employment lot all branches of tlio building industry. In this respect-every effort shall be made to shorten the working day and improve the working conditions,' "21. When a dispute has' arisen between any affiliated union of the building industry and the'employers in the industry, the federation shall constitute itself into a council of -administration, ana shall''supervise the progress of events, should tho matter in dispute affocfc tin, common interest, tho federation shall tako tml control, and, with the co-operation of the unions affected, ondeavour to briirnbout ■ a satisfactory settlement. No ' union shall proceed with an award until it has submitted its claim for tho consideration'of tht council of administration. , ;' - union affiliated to the federation has cause of complaint against the action of members of another union SSf D a i ffi i la t? tI % th , e dis P uto «hall be submitted to the federation for its decision. I'or the purpose of this clawre, tho federation sliall summon witnesses who, aro members of the affiliated unions to give station™ fJUeStion Under ite co "- twV!n° 6t l nootin S of «"» federation »„„f i lov " n S.oUicora of tho council wcib elected Mr. W. Bererideo; vicejresident, Mr K. J. Budilell; , surer, Mr. G. Eidgc; secretary, Mr. F. and 1, Burton. Tho completo council i S'uU! 0 dolcgates ivL •* :