RAILWAY CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 751, 25 February 1910, Page 2

RAILWAY CONFERENCE

At tho Railway Conference yesterday tho rules of the .unions wero further , ' . considered," and the question of;'providing j a .sick, benefit society for tho memberc* received a considerable amount of at-'• tentiou. ; Tho president gavo tho ideav his hearty,. support, and.'in detailing 'thai action of the: Eseculivo-Council,.. stated: .'.. that he was firmly convinced ;that,;at/ sound sbh'oino could ho evolved and WouidJ bo of immenso influence 1 in strengtheningl tho society. In regard to "the steps, taken ''' by tho council in'i : inviting •from.tho' various sick'benefit'socioti'cs te3" was convinced , that the , intentions of the), council ,wore misconstructed. '-. It would j. ho possible to take over tho various raiU-' way 'Sick benefit societies and have themi - consolidated : into;.' one Dominion- sdciet?' controlled,by tho A.S.R.S. ■-. ho fa." Toured taking, over, all members at-pr'wO' sent contributing to tho various societies,- ■ irrespective of departments or: divisions ' i-'T.i?•■{a™.nr,h£ restricting member*" ship (after the. work, of the consolidatfonA -was complete) to members of tho A;S.KS< ' ■-.: A .resolution, was proposed that'it bo 'Si- ' recommendation to'.the. conference to es< • tublish a sick benefit society on thelines] ' ot the. Canfe-bury: railway employees', umon, and that their fiiles he amended and adopted; for the: control, of the society.- An' amendment .that'. : it' bo a recommendation to branches: of- the A.b.K.b. t to establish branches of the society -was lost.. The..resolution-.was '<■■ ■ carried. , . The ..matter'. of •drafting ■• rules - was relegated-to the.incoming executive.: ■ with, authority to. consult; a qualified Vac- "<■ countant.' in ■ coif&ection' with same >• ■''■'■■''■ : Iho death- ; fund was. next considered;'! and as /it is. now .practically extinct'-' ifc-" : - was resolved to ; wind ,it..up, and that the* . rules, governing ...same. bo-, struck out-. o£ t' the. rule-books; .'•'' ■■ V- •.;■:..■■ j. , ' , ; ;, ■• .'■:,