LABOUR POLICY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 158, 28 March 1908, Page 7

LABOUR POLICY.

' A 'C. m '■■■" ■ - TRADES COUNCIL REMITS. ~ (BY. TELEGRAPH——PiIESS; ASSOCIATION. / V ' Dunedin, March 27.,' , A spccial meeting of tlio.- Otago Trades and' Labour .Council 'was v held last evening,• .when'several )remits'were formulated for nresentation/ ' at' the >,Co3iferenbo'/o£. 'Trades Councils;: to -to-' lieklat)'Wellington' ill/ the first week of next session. The re'mitswero .as follow V' ; : -': •' W:v;:.:' 'That, - the conference bo, , asked to re-' ' commend the abolition' of /.tho. la-te' closing ' night -now oxistent . in shfips, in!, order to bring grocers, drapers, and' other shap assistants -.under; tho same hours of ' labour ■ as prevail iu trades,', and that Government bo ; urged" to introduce'/legislation"to proVido for. a universal compulsory .Saturday, lialf.Tioliday. ' r '.' ■ -?r - - 1 ; ;(2J|.,That .tlnr Government be urged 'to...in-" ;troduee legislation : t<>.'. restrict the importa-' tion' of labour 'under. contract, .whether male '.or .female,:;...''. ../■ vy, y: w'' i. '■ 'r (3)'' That tlie ; Govornnient-bo'' urged : to?in-' legislation 1 : to provide (a) Parliamentary franchise to apply tyeledtorsof all; local .bodies";^(b)'. every elector to'.hayovtho fright )to vote'' on. all questions subjected to; a .poll. ' (4)'. That ■ theGovernment,° be 'urged-, to establish clothing ;:and,- boot : ;faotorios,: flour and woollen mills, :; bakeries, ironworks*.- andiron. shipbuilding-yards,);ahd. to -.nationalise tho niaruio coastal and: intercolonial '.service. (5) : That Government ; bo'strpngly urged to kitro'duae a Bill into Parliament' to so' 'amend', the Industrial' Couciliatioh 'and Arbitratioji; Act as to provide for..statutory. 'pre-: fereiico of' employniont ~.,to''Unionists..;.- . (G) That tho. Government .) bo, .urged,. toamend tho. Elc-ctojbl.. ■Act,; making: it iillegal: for aiiy candidate for. Parliamentary honour.s to' make 'donations' within tlir'eo mouths 'of aii'election. ■ . ■ ■ ' ■'.(7) ' : jhat the. Government •be ' urged to adopt, a self : relia.ut-, policy,- and to cease boiV rowing .except 'for'rodeinptioii of loans, and to issue as legal tonder:State, notes for-.the' purpose., of. completing important railway, linesinow in course- bf • construction, .and for other.' permanent: and roproductivo ■ works,.' .with-; a view-to jjroiridirig; n ; permanent, curreiifcy as 'a medium of oxchaiigo in tho. in-' teriial trado'of this I 'Dominion,. .' (8) That the Government. bo urged ,to ninond the Shops and Offices Act to give tho polico-power, to see that the provisions of the Act, are' complied-.''.with; . ; ■A committed ivas.set. tip, to, friimo Remits dealing \yith 'tho 'constitution 'of Conciliation'' Boards, also .other nihdridmenta. t« the Conciliation' and Arbitration Act, Workers' Compensation for '• Accidents 'Act;... and '.' tjio National Annuities Dill, ..and Mibmit the samo to a futuro meeting of the Council for adoption. ' - • .