LABOUR MITTERS.

Evening Post, Volume XLIX, Issue 97, 25 April 1895, Page 2

LABOUR MITTERS .

WORKERS' UNION CONFERENCE. I UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION. I Pabis, 24th April. The omnibus strikers in Paris are exhibiting violent behaviour, and many arroßts have been made. Sydney. 24th April. Work has been resumed at Hudson's ironworks. A few Unionists refused t-> start on the reduced scale, but the majority of the old hands were re-engaged. Auckland, 21th April. At a mooting of the Jimplojerß' Association it was considered inadvisable to register under the Conciliation Act, owing to the one-sided character of the Act and its inability to enable matters to get redress from the operatives, as tne latter can get it against the former first. Timabu, 2^th April. The annual conference of the New Zealand Workers' Union was opened at Tomuka this morning. The balance-sheet showed a Bum to credit of over .£IOO. Mr. Kelly, M.H.R., dcolinod t~* stand again for the Presidency. Messrs. F. Brown and W. W. Collins were proposed,' and the former was elected. Messrs. Gibbs, Peareo, and Walker were elected Vice-Presidents ; Mess's. Lundou, O'Connor, and Robinson, Trustees ; and Mr. Mann Treasurer. This Pay. Yesterday afternoon Mr. O'JJrien was reelected Secretary. Resolutions were passed that the Seoretary Bhonld have a voice but no vote at the meetings ; that the attention of shearers be drawn to the injustica to ronseaboats through working overtime unless they are given a voico in the matter ; approving the prinoiple of old-age pensions; that it ia inadvisable to admit Chinamen into the Union ; that Now Zealand shearers in Australia get tickets endorsed by the representatives at sheds ; that the Union use every legitimate means to prevent shearers going to Australia should a strike oocur; and th.it the allowance for expenses to delegates be 10s a day and eecond-olass fares. A motion to raise tho subscription to 10s all round was lust by tho casting vote in favour of an amendment that labourers' subscriptions be ss, and women's and boys' 232 3 Cd. A motion that the Conference sit every two years was lost.