Dominion Federation of Building Trades.

Progress, Volume XV, Issue 11, 1 July 1920, Page 837

Dominion Federation of Building Trades.

The question of forming a Building Trades Federation of New Zealand was discussed at a conference of delegates representing unions in the building industry held at Wellington recently. Mr. E. Phelan, president of the New Zealand Timber Workers' Federation, presided. The following bodies were represented:—Timber workers of Invercargill and Westland, Furniture Trades Federation, National Organisation of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and .Joiners, Wellington Building Trades Federation, painters of Christchurch and Nelson, Masterton unions, electrical workers of Wellington, Canterbury Building Trades Federation, Auckland labourers, King Country sawmill workers.

The following motion was carried:"That this meeting affirms .the principle of closer unity in the building trade, and recommends the provincial organisations concerned to still continue their efforts in the direction indicated, f and when such provincial federations have been effected all provincial federations shall appoint delegates to attend a Dominion conference, to be held in Wellington, with the ultimate object of creating a Dominion Federation for the industry."

Mr. H. Hunter (Christchurch) was appointed secretary pro. tern., and instructed to get into communication with the provincial organisations.