NORTHERN DAIRY WORKERS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8451, 30 May 1907, Page 5

NORTHERN DAIRY WORKERS.

SEVERAL UNIONS FORMED. Farm labourers in the North Islandare organising with a view to improving their condition. In Canterbury they formed themselves into a union some time ago, and now their brethren in other provinces are also banding together for mutual support. It is understood that the workers in Marlborough are copying Canterbury's example, and the dairy factory workers in the North are co-operat-ing with the object of-getting better terms from their employers. Some weeks ago, Mr Andrew Collins, a member of the Conciliation {Board, gave some addresses to workers in the Taranaki district, and the sequel is the formation of a couple of unions, one for Taranaki and the other for Wanganui; both have been registered. A gentlman in touch with the leaders of the Farmers' Union stated to Wellington Post reporter that the effect of an arbitration award might be very hard upon the dairying industry. It would mean, he submittled, that a small dairyman, who had, say, half a dozen children helping him, would have to pay the award wages to them. Many could not afford this, and they would be obliged to do without their children's services. The alternative was milking machines, but many could hot afford these machines at present. On the other hand, it has been argued for the employees that taking the year all through they have to work long hours for comparatively poor pay.

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