SAWMILL WORKERS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 42, 7 January 1921, Page 10

SAWMILL WORKERS.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SOUTHLANT UNION. .rl The annual meeting of the Southland Sawmill Workers' Union was held in the ^ Labour Hall on Friday afternoon, there ha- ^ ing a good gathering of members, over which Mr J. Faulkner, president of the S Union, presided. S i The chairman, in moving the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet, E stated that the position of the Union was , satisfact-ory. ^ In support of the motion, Mr J. Als- ^ weiler said that this was the twentieth annual report, and he was one of the I founders who had launched the Union, | and its success had justified their efforts. j If members were alive to their own in- A terests, tfiey would get a fair return for their labour. To-day the Union was firm- ^ ly established, and was now the strongest and most determined and united Union in Southland. The report and balance-isheet werfa T adopted. The following office-bearers were elected : — President, Mr James Faulkner, Bush Siding ; vice-pr.esidents, Mr A. Chisholm, Lora Gorge ; Mr R. McBeath, Kamahi ; Mr D. Stuart, Catlins; treasurer, Mr John McLeay, Spar Bush; trustees, Mr J. Alsweiler, Invercargill; Mr G. Williams, 1 Awarua Plains ; auditor, Mr N. Neil, Ini ve-rcargill ; committee, Messrs T. BoyIe,,| Spar Bush ; H. Campbell, Kamahi ; R. Donaldson, Port Craig ; C. Duncan, Tuak'vS= 1 tapere ; C. Doyle, Gorge Road ; T. Halpin, 1 Sunnyside; J. McKenzie, Gorge Road; Patterson Lochiel ; J. Enright, Bush Sid-" — ing. f With regard to the Alliance of Labour, members expressed themselves as being favourable to affiliation with the alliance, the opinion being that the more unity Labour Unions obtained, the better would they be able to protect their interests. A C'L j motion was carried asking the FeUeration 1 of Labour to take the necessary steps to | affiliate with the Alliance of uabour. | Rcferring to the monthly executive meet- | ing, the chairman said that, in the opm- > j ion of the executive, it would be advis-^ i able to have quarterly delegate meetings, i in place of the present system of monthly j executive meetings. I Several members favoured the establish1 ment of quarterly meetings. It was resolved to refer the establishment of quar- ^ terly district representation to the execa^-^ ^ tive, with instructions to it to frame lulefljjj^ to govern such meetings. _ ^ At the conclusion of the meeting \ote#.»0i of t-hanks were carried to the presi the retiring office-bearers, the Departmontj,^ of Labour, and the Press. ^ I Wf