FLAXWORKERS' CONFERENCE.
A meeting of members .of the Manawatu Flaxmills Employees' Union ™ h n con Saturday afternoon for the purpose of considerins the position that .J.as arisen hSgh hU action of, the- New Zealand Flaxmillers" in giving.nobco°! the cancellation of their agreement wu%the union fixing the wages and general concuXons"of The proccedmgs were taken in committee, and as tho upshot of considerable discussion a resolution was adopted calling upon all fl«orketii.not'to resume work for less, than 14s per day,. UV,| til tho delegates ■.appointed had metj tho., flaxmiUers/in. conference. The .delegates, appointed to wait on the Flaxmillersi Association wero Messrs A. Jeffreys, A. U. Hillier, 0/Scott, and P. T. Robinson, Thesecretary was .instructed to arrange a conferehco with the millers .for Monday, June 2nd, if possible,,for the purpose of drawing up a working ' .' ■' ; |
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1543, 26 May 1919, Page 6
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133FLAXWORKERS' CONFERENCE. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1543, 26 May 1919, Page 6
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