TIMBER WORKERS

Grey River Argus, 14 September 1937, Page 3

TIMBER WORKERS

N.Z. Union’s Registration The secretary of the New Zealand Timber Workers’ Union, Mr F. Turley, has received the certificate of registration of the new organisation. The name of the Union is to be the New Zealand (except Taranaki, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland) Timber Workers’ Industrial Union of Workers. The membership rule provides for the following being members 'of the Union: Any person employed, or intending to be employed, in the Northern, Wellington, Marlborough. Nelson, or Westland industrial districts in, or about, or in connection with any timber yard, box factory, nr nthnr wnnHwnrkino’ fnrtnrv cnw-

mill, wood drying kiln, wood pulping factory, bush working, or bush tramlines, including construction workers, and any person employed in or about any such establishment loading or unloading timber, or as an engine driver, engineer, fitter, blacksmith, carpenter, or carter of any description, or as a motor or steam boat employee rafting timber on lakes. The contributions are £1 6s nearly, payable in advance, with a refund of 13s if a worker leaves the industry before he commences the second part of the half-year. Contributions ar n half the above rates for any worker receiving less than 7s 6d per day. It has been agreed that, in connection with motor lorry drivers and carpenters, the status quo shall be adhered to, the same also applying in connection with the engine drivers insofar as a 25-mile radius of Wellington City Post Office is concerned. Proposals for a new award covering the districts concerned will be sub-

mitted to tne membership of all branches at once, after which it is hoped that a Conciliation Council will sit in November to finalise a new agreement. Taranaki is favourable to the new Union, but has not yet finalised the necessary papers for inclusion. Dunedin is also in favour of the new form of organisation, but, being in the Otago and Southland district, could not be included on account of the Southland Union’s refusal to come in as yet. It is hoped to have the Southland Union come in at an early date, while the only remaining Union to come in will be Canterbury, and it is also hoped to secure its adhesion in a very short time.