WORK AND WAGES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 137, 8 July 1909, Page 2

WORK AND WAGES.

THE TAILOR IXO TRADE. By Telegraph,—Press Association, Dunediu, List Xigln. At the last meeting of ll.e council of the New Zealand TailorcsXcs' Federation au application was received from the Auckland Taiiorcsscs' Union for affiliation, the mmest being unanimously If K ! - 1 "^ r '- l ' sl,lt i» due to c efforts of lion. ,1. T . I'aul. Steps h ve been taken .by Mr. ]>„„, to c ' x . tend the Eederation to cover existiii" operative unions, at Dnned-in and Web '"Slon. lhe u.i.uiis have agreed to join the '(.deration, and thu Auckland taii»ls have also decided to recommend her union to alliliate. Last week Mr. .«» uiet the representatives of the LI istcliundi adoring trade and tho,o >;< suit agreed as to the immediate notesaityot joining. local bodieFaxd INDUSTRIAL AWARDS. Wellington, Wednesday, the question raised in the Dunedin pautcrs dispute, whether local bodies come within t he scope of Arbitration Cnmt awards, will be referred by the management committee of the Wharf Laborers Union to the Trades and Labor Council, with the o,bject of having \ tone mto. Mr. D, McLaren stated to a I o»t representative that he cannot unI •rst.n.l how Judge Sim should arrive ", " neb ." sw'iniffly anomalous conclu \">", seeing that i„ the Act of last sc ?i«|i special provision is clearly made m nic-luUe all local authorities' ,