Waterside Conference.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 44, 12 January 1912, Page 10

Waterside Conference.

FEDERATION OF LABOR MEETS SHIPPING COMPANIES.

HKOi'D CONFEUKNCF

The adjo'inied conference between the N.Z.F.L., waterside ■union.., and the shipping companies fit New Zealand is being held in Wellington during t-lm present- week. The conference that assembled in Dunedin before the Christmas holidays was adjourned, as there was not sufficient time in which to draft an agreement and through tho waterside " workers not being fully represented. The present conference, which is being hold in ill. U..S.K. Co. office, is uni(|iie in iis way iv the industrial history of New Zealand, hi atblilion to .Messrs. J{. Semplo and 1\ 0. Webb i representing th*- N.Z.F.L.I, delegates from Timaru. I.yti-dton. Westport. Nelson, Wellington, Patea, and Auckland Waterside Unions are present. It is hoped that as a result of the conference many grievance. of a national character will be wiped out and a Dominion rate of puy in ix-rtain classes of labor established.'' The advantage of ;. Dominion agreement, terminating at the same time from Auckland to the Bluff, should bo very apparent to all concerned. Although the isolated union on the Wanganui river, which calls itself the Dominion Iv.ectitive Waterside Workers' Federation, will not he rep.oscnt-a-d, tin- conference will embrace the representativs of the m-ajorily of watorsiders of the country, and can in conseouence, be classed as the most representative body of waterside workers yet hold in New Zealand. In addition to the Federation rer|.. .Messrs. Scmpk- and Webb .the following delegates are ill attendance: —Wellington Union - :.Messrs. <"<. 0. Farhind. Bruce, L. Clover. Wallace, P. Green, aud W. ri.sde. Nols*m: W. E. Unwell and Clover Westport: J. f.-amnut and Woodward. Tim am: R. Could, Carl. Lvitolton: H. Voyce. Lurch and Agar. Auckland-. V.. Canham and Boardihau. I'alea : G. Smith. Among tho minjianie. represented are the Union S.S. Co., N.Z.B. Co., Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., Anchor Co , Maoriland. S.S. Co., Patea Shipmng Co., Anivre S.S. Co.. Westport Coal Co., M-.iol-hal! Coal Co.. aud Northern S.S. Co.