FURNITURE TRADE.
EMPLOYEES' CONFERENCE IN DUNEDIN. By Telegraph—Press Association.' Dunedin, Last Night. At the sitting of the Furniture Trades Conference this afternoon, a remit carried in the morning in regard to no agent appearing before the Conciliation Council was rescinded, and the following was carried in its place, "That no agent be permitted to appear before the Conciliation Council without the consent of all parties." It was decided "that in the opinion of the congress any party to an award not appearing before the Conciliation Council should not be heard before the Arbitration Court." The congress discussed the grievances of time books and the sheet system now generally in vogue, with a view to the same being, adjusted. Mr. Sullivan moved that the various unions be recommended to appoint committees consisting of all branches of the trade to go into the matter and try and decide a reasonable and just time for a job to be done in.—The motion was carried. A .motion in favor of shortening the working day from eight hours to seven was defeated, as also was a motion to compel employers to instal machinery for cleaning carpets.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 208, 1 March 1912, Page 4
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191FURNITURE TRADE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 208, 1 March 1912, Page 4
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