CONFERENCE OF SHEARERS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 7

CONFERENCE OF SHEARERS.

;''... ■.:,:-,;;■■;:■:—■ —*-—-— •■■ ■,■•.'.■■■::., pOjnNION;FEDERATION AGREED ON/ ;■'>•. ■ (iiy'Toiceraph-FrMa isioeiatloa.) "''■' '. ..''■ ■•>'-.:;"' ; ''.-•''■! ■•■■ '■■ Chrlstohuroh, August .20;. .;.■'! A conference .cf.dolegßtes' representing tlit shearers', unions of the Dominion •'.wus'.held in, Christchurch recently, the. sitting extending, over, three -days; - It. wag- unanimoiisly ~tTetsolved if "Th&t. 'this meeting/of'. delegates, with the- full'consent of-the. several unions; ■ and -.■with' a view ; ,bf consolidating' and placing •the shearers' of.,the. /Dominion 'and Common-. wealth on ft- firm foundation, forms itself into' '*■ NW. Zealand Shearers' and Other Pastoral Employees , 'lndu'strial VUnion :of Workers,"', .•■• It was also resolved that thebeadqnarters of -the itmion be in Christchurch, an amendment in favour of .Wellington being , lost. At' a. later, stage,' however, it was resolved that the headquarters of- the '"'association be decided, upon by an absolute majority'of the. •iVot'os of;the; whole of the affiliated uninns',.siich vot«;to:bd.taken by'n plebiscite during the shearing;'season of 1910-11,' 'and tltere,»ftfr every/.third, year,: ''.: : ..i ■■■:/ ..'• . . ■ j - -This proposed constitution and rules of tho federation were considered, tlioso of tho Australian Workers' "Union ljoing ■ taken' as ft basis: and ; adopted, with . certain necessary' amendment* to'meot thp," conditions-in' New The secretary. (Mr. D'Arcy)' was directed .to proceed at' once to Sydney for the purpose .of; Raihinc information . from the headoffice, of; the Australian 'Workers'. Union' ss : to tho : methodj.'of administrationi'. V It wnj decided to hold the next confwencb in \We|lingtpn.:.r .'i. i -,;,J : 0 •:_- ,;■', ■'■' •'The Objects of ihe union are briefly stated' .in "the , .constitution, as follow:—(a) To regiiV late and' protect conditions of -labour;; and .relations between'workmen end ;employors, and between workmen anil workmen; (hi to impose restrictive conditions on the .conduct of the trade, business, or industry of members; YeVto promote the nieneral andmntcrinl welfare of members and to improve' the relations between employers and workmen; (d) to gradually replacetho present compstitive system of industry by tho! cooperative .• .'system:.-' ' (e) to provide logol assistance in defence of nVem--bers', rights whero deenied, necessary; (f)'to Vstahlish nnd maintain a fu'neral.fuii'dfor the burial of tlocoased members; (g) to endeavdvir •bri- .political-.-action to secure "s<£ cinl justice;■ (h) to'establish and maintain labour journals; (i) to assist; by federation or otherwise,' kindred organisations in upholding ;the rights and privileges o'f workers, and generally to assist iu the emancipation of labour; ■-/■;': '-.; ■ •'•'■'■ j ■ ..." ■■■;■■■:. : - -'. ' : -