WATERSIDE WORKERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 13

WATERSIDE WORKERS.

THE CONFERENCE,

THE GOVERNMENT A 9 EMPLOYES. BATHS FOB WORKERS. The ,New Zealand Waterside \Vorire»s' Con, ' faience vop dontinwd }<Hterd«y, Mr, J. KwJ presided, and ajl tb« pr.«sent\ > ', Hastening to a Close, |n view of amount of htipinosa at»U on th.e orfler papsr, pd th<S pVsirabiMy of fjnisjiing the conference this week, Mr. J. Osbprne (Grejmbuth) and Mr. J Jookson (Gr^jmputh) moTc4 f°? A t;rae-_tipil,t ?{ 15 nnnutes ' movers of resolutiftns and five minutes, for other speakers The motion was carried bj 9 ' Tqtes to , 8. " " The on|]( §o|ut(on." Mr.'D. Miaren (AYelliDgton) moved, and Mr. ..Jackson (Greyinoiith) seconded (-7 > ( * That r the Bationa]\satioa o( (ha land and Industries of our oonntry W tha only real folntion of troubles, i This was carried. l> WopKer*' Compensation. >Tr/D. M'Cartby papier) mqye4i-> I rThat the Government be rtqueaUd to nmend -Rognlattona U and 17 unde? the Workers' Opn»penßa.tion Act, «f(i«P fwJows , "SuqH addtes6 f?r Berviw ahflU be In > each industrial district fropi the oSw a! the clerls at ftWßrds p£ Hie induataal flJan triot in which the wit ia issued , The m.owc WPoltO o? tt»* Incijinenknte eipense oauseif to dajmants at NftPiey 'by having to taka apUon through Wellington There should, a oleric q( awards ftt Nspior. This was seconded, by Mr. I. Bruton {Wellington) and carried. '" i , - f i ' ' • Government as W«a?-payep. Mr. D. Agnow (Wangantii) moved in favour of an inoreased rate of pay for men employed by.'tho Railway Department at AVangßOTi. ilr. J. Jaokaon (Greymquth) said tho Government should pa: ,Is. 6d. an hour, hjco the corapomes, insteaa of la, 3d, an hour aa at present. Th,a Greymontb men had ( secured ftie weasuro of MflHMy by representations to the late Mr. Seddon. Th,e j)?inoiplo having thus, been recognised, ,it should be extended to all ports.. J Brnton (Wellington) said that the fAme principle had established in regard to.,the nlea coaling t{i«t union Company's boata This had followed upon a deputation to Sir 3, Ward i _ < The motion was carried. , , * t Jlr. J Agnew f i wowd ;— That this conference prqteat againsr tho Railway Department jiWpiOg three days' pay of casual workers in hand at Wanga- \ 7 aui. J l i / Hγ. J. Jaiiksdtt (QrDjtnoutlt), "}r, seconding, Mid he felt sure that t|m Wqqld soon j> \q> rqotifiicl ii renresontatiotis v«ir© in ~ tqe proper quarter. r ' Mr F. H Cann (Wellington) said thq casual worker ehqu{d Lβ paid wnqo his ]Qb waa fin 1 jflted. , ,The mowpn was carried, Union Bookkeeping. The uas moved by Mr. D. Agnew " (Wanganui), discussed at some length ? n i lost —"That it be a tq all tyuona to>hava a uniform eyatem of ledgers." QMtaiiJers Hqt Wanted, I '>,Mr. Agnow also totttilated a-Wanganui grievftnee/caused by m«n from Wellington Ming brought on ships and set to work there, to the ■ecfoltLsion of local men.* When Wanganui men were carried ufray by stress o{ weather 1 tq.another port. Anty vent was, at the first opportunity without .attempting to work. Hβ jnovedv» ■" i s tbe conference assist; the local union i, to get the work of the pott confined to tho men working and living in the port, and < f thus prevent Wfflnatttton frqtfl out^da, The' mover; added that he did not object to i one or tw3 leading hands going from pert to pptt. t , , , ' , Mr. J. PprriJ (Timaru) 'ascqufled tho mosunportejl r other speakers. ~,.,* W. B. M'CarthjE (Nan»e.r): 1 8a,)d I thari\oUTen , ]$admg hands should be taken from port to port. , > , r ' jMr t J Bruton (Weljjpgtsp ft«,B«|t [ Ftipn, -iJSietb must, ba some valid reason for taking men to another pdrt, otherwise the employees would not g;O to'the expense. TV mpnnn iraa. sarnd bj & i&\k k €■ 1 Saturday Night. ' Mr., J. Jaokson moved to ask tho GofOTnjnent to amend the Harbours \ct so Ujpt\vork on nharves should absolutely oedbe at 5 p m, on, Saturdays Hβ contended that this *oul( , caiise no great lnepnvemenee. Thfi wharf lai tourer, Wee workers, wgnjd (Ike -tq oi able'to walk down tftfc Rtrtet o,n a Batujday WghV' ' , i .. l( iC2r9. otgOeu ii 6 ttf/sm $& etAoea nenen Mr. J, W<* lianlonf (Weapon), in seconding the motipn, said that at his port the men were working until tvra,lyp §^urgay ' r ij p, Md (hat owners Bbxiuld not be tq keep the,if feoata idle at the wharves; for hours, if they were willing to pay overtime The wharf labourer ha.d a good many opportunities, of walking town. / , J. Purvis (Timarn) seconded, the following amendment.— '

i Thqt the nf thq of', noure, pf working on the wharves on Satur-, d&v ha left to thp discretion of the Wafer- ' sde Unions ■■ > This was earned by 9 to 4 At th{s point a discussion occurred, which i resulted "i two Wellington delegates withdrawing ffom the conferee., as re.jp,rt*>d e)6O : / where, Greymoutl] Remits, The {piloting romits from Jho Grejmouth Union were earned, qn, the niqfcion p£ Mj. J. Jaoksoq,— , That the Minister (or Marine and Labour bs again urged to authorise all Harbour Boards to supply adequate afifiamnifldotmn with paths, wash-band basins, and lockers 1 for thq use 6f monibers ot Waterside '«rs' Unions. ' ' Thaf the Governiiieril be urged to bring down an aniendmont to the Municipal Cprporatiqns Act empoßering borough councils to M gpart ie«?rve9 for the jjurups) p.f erecting waterside and otSei workers' dwellings thereon. That the Government'be urged to place ambulance stretdhe'rsv in "all "iyharf phelfer ehtfjg tbrPHgtjQut tlm Uorotmon. ■ , > At the instance of Mr. MoLarani the following words were added to the last motion — And urge, upqn'the p^rnipont' tfo Wceaiity gf at pneo fr ß l n 'n? a lw'pialting it / cotuflulsqry for pmployerp p{ labqur tp, as eoqp as lfoeßtble, procure picijioal a|d for, vfho. art, while in th.eir emr plqy, anrt providing a he.ayy psnaHy for non-oijsetvuhee gf the. la.w, ,' , Tho' conference resumes at'lo o'clock this monjlug. i