UNIONS IN CONFERENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 8

UNIONS IN CONFERENCE.

UNEMPLOVMENT AND WAGES. RIVAL SEAMEN'S UNIONS, (By T< lcpraph—Own OorrfFpondent-) WELLINGTON, Monday. An open conference convened by the N~<-« Zi-aland Alliance of Labuur and i-aid to !*• representative of over 75.000 industrial workers, bepan in Wellington tod:iy. Mr. \. Cook was elected president. The E-roret-ary is Mr. J. Roberts. The conference was convened to >ii»eiiss the question of unemployment. unemployment insurance, the wapes j.rofxpi-ed to 1* paid by the Government to unemployed workers and immigration. A r»mn)ilt4*c was appointed to prepare a report on tlie*c matters. Representatives of the rival f-eamen's uni*<ns were present, and it was decided that as it was impossible to allocate a proper basis of voting in the cat-e of either union, the dcleputoe of both Iμin\ itcd to take i>art in the proceeding*, but that t):cir vote tip not recorded on any I'-iio inrainy before the mectin™. Tin , rcprewntali\ es of the Arbitration union. Me*sr*. Walsh. Newlield and lhitler. thereupon left the conference. M.vrs. \V. T. Young and C. B. FiUes, mcml«ers of the other unif-n. remained.