POSTAL TROUBLE.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 June 1920, Page 5

POSTAL TROUBLE.

DIRECT ACTION POLICY. PROPOSAL TO ADOPT IT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, June 14. An important decision was arrived at by the conference of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Officers' Association this morning, when a motion was passed to amend the constitution of the association to allow of direct action being taken in times of a crisis.

This proposed amendment of the constitution will be referred in the ordinary course to the membership of the association for confirmation by a postal ballot. Should members confirm the new constitution the question of taking direct action at any given time will still be dependent upon the will of the members as a whole, and will not be ordered either by the conference or the executive on their own initiative, the point being decided by a special ballot.

PREMIER GRANTS DEMANDS. PAY ACCORDING TO LIVING COST. Wellington, Last Night. _ The proposal to affiliate with the National Industrial Alliance of Labor was not The Wellington section of the Association met to-night to receive the report of delegates concerning the deputation to Mr. Maasey and Mr. Coafes. The chairman said Mr. Massey had practically promised what had been asked. He read the following telegram which he said had been sent out to all branches of the Association that day, after the interview with the Prime Minister:—

"The Prime Minister to-day definitely! committed the Government, m the presence of the full conference, to pro rata increases in salaries or wages in sympathy with the ascertained cost of living increase. The question of consequential adjustments will be referred to a board to be set up, when each branch of the public Service will be dealt with on its own merits. Mr. Massey further stated that if the service was not satisfied with the salary schedules when produced the delegates may return and place the service's objections to the same before him. The telegram was read to the full conference before its dispatch." The following motion was passed: "That this meeting is perfectly satisfied with tlie attitude of the conference, apd congratulates them on the present position."