WORK AND WAGES.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 March 1919, Page 4

WORK AND WAGES.

THE MINERS' TEOUBLE., 3y Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. A meeting of the Miners' Union de cided, after addresses by Messrs O'Rourki and O'Brien, of the Miners' Federatioi and Labor Federation respectively, tc leave the matter regarding the mei standing out of the union in the hands of the federation, and that the federation representatives approach the companies regarding the position. The Miners' and Labor Federation have reported ag follows regarding the dispute: After reviewing the position of the British miners, the fact is clearly illustrated that the bolter the miners are organised the more satisfactory it is to all concerned. In face of this it is hard to understand the attitude of the Waihi Company in countenancing iiie refusal of several employees to become members of the union. The attitude of these men and the company is viewed with alarm and indignation' by the organised workers throughout the Dominion. The agreement arrived at last September between the mine-owners And the miners' representatives, that nothing be done to interfere with the recognised function of the local unions, recognising that the first function of the Union was to ensure that all employees in the industry are members of the union. In face of this it appears to the local union officers and federation representatives that the Waihi CpmpanV is out to cause industrial turmoil. The executive of the local union are to be congratulated on their attitude up to the present, and, despite the clamor of the rank and file, have* not allowed drastic action to be taken. The situation at Waihi is extremely delicate, and it behoves everyone who is interested in the welfare of the town to see that the cause of friction is immediately removed.