Workers' Union.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 176, 16 July 1901, Page 3

Workers' Union.

—--.■>"-,<>■■" «>' ■-" ■ The. followi.jjfc.witer has been received Mr George Peatoei—' ' .„. of the Wellington Branch Of the "New Zealand Workeis Union having serin by the papers the efforts that have been made to re eitablish the. Waimate Itwich of the New Zealand "Rockers Union, have felt very pleased over the matter and have requested me to send along their congratulations and best wishes for the success of your efforts* Of course the first work of the branch will be to reregister under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act. Ail information necessary for doing so supplied on applying by letter to ."■ Mr E-Tregear, Government" Labour Department, Wellington." In Welling-; ton at the present time nearly tVery j trade and..occupation is represented by a Union the unskilled workers being represented by ho less than five tiaroely the Wharf Labourers, the Building Trades Labourers, the Timber yard's aud "Saw Mills Employees, the Driyers and the New Zealand Workers. Up this way we get the credit of having done good work in the pisfc, such as the improvement of re&nva.l of duty front* sheep shears sh# obtaining of electoral,:rights for Nation 'hands and other■■=-reforms of .a similar kind. In the future is ofuoh to; be gained by haviiig thepothers organised. It Is, , possible the Aot'of 1900 to-have shearers, haads others working under an'industrial agreement: JBy suon men are more likely to obtan it living wage than if they reinained unorganised. Now lhat employers of every grade are combining for their advantage 4t becomes very necewary that workers should be equally tifttive (n adopting, methods of a beneficial character/ No doubt you Ate aware that ftt a conference of the Trades and Labour Councils held-at Dunedin a few months ago it wasdecided to take steps in order to organise workers upon farois and stations, but they have allowed the matter to rest and it is with great satisfaction we observe the efforts of yourself and others at Waimate. PoVibly by ''Writing 10 others at Geraldine, Whiton, Oamaru and Tioiaru, someone there may be indiieeeV to take np the work of organising on the same K lines pursued by yourself, ft in iho initial economy is of.. Ibe most vital iinpor tooce.' Who ka.6ws bat that in a short while. Waini'te T may. again have a great influence in* the World of,Labour. Again coi.gradating the workers of Waimate and assuring them of the hearty cb obeifttiou of joay members in auy movement 'bat may be made for the welfare of workers as a whole and the New Zealand Workers Union in particular.—l am, yours etc., J. O'BftlßN.