RAILWAY SERVANTS' CONFERENCE.
The cotifaranpa ' of, • tbo . Amalgamated Sooiejty.rbt : Eiiilway .S&ryarits-cpiitmued its" sitting yesterday, v• '•>.''■' ■.•Tenders'.- for printing, piiWishiag, ,'ahd ■ considered, i-l'tind.; -after' / : discussipg Ithem yt ; wasv decided' to of the . tenders and : tb^enter:-Mnto-- ; (iur- : i 'pglgsmejit iritfr:- the■ [present' contractors on; the; basis of their : conditiafis_ subijpitod 'at. the /request':- of.': conference, "v i questj on v of: the i reorganisation/ pf. Jpg;, r " .Tji©",'iriethods ■".to'.- be .adoJtedKV^e''lina}ly\CHt i to" three •issues, ■ viz. 1 :' (l)'.'DireH yepder : ,tl)i?A scheme the uiempgrs; of;' ths';:four departments, /locomotive,' \'&orfcshops, ''permanent -way; and ; way .and;?worl<s .: departments cnmWnPd. would .elect' a /delegate /from each of -their;"pyn .departments.'' (2) 'This :,schema;ppovides thi>t' thefmembers "of the four departments rousti vote. for (four, members,, one'". i'W;'flsch''department. I-(3)''Thatthe' system.i obtaining ..at' present Icontinue,/;th'ai/is,: . that ' conference 'dele- | gates - hq:. y irrespective ;' of depart-: 'menti •" . ' ■. /:•' .■■'/.
, ' a ; considerable difference/ ■ pf. opiijipn/exijits/. among' the -.delegates,;.they are; -uimnimqpsly. "of' the. opinion -that;the nuinbeiv-'of/ ;delfgates, i attendinij . tile, cqjif^n?9 ifl'iue was defeated by 15 votes to fmir Number ; two .ttps .adopted..by;.te'n. vptes to nine.; ■v ,/■■'
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 7
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170RAILWAY SERVANTS' CONFERENCE. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 7
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