LETTERPRESS PRINTERS
CRITICISM OF THE ARBITRATION COURT. ■ At a well-attended annual meeting of the Wellington Letterpress Printers, Lithographers, and Paper Cutters' industrial Union of Workers, held on Saturday, 7th inst., a proposal was carried, after considerable discussion: "That this meeting instructs its delegates to vote in favour of seceding from under the Industrial Conciliation and , Arbitration Act, when the question is considered, at the -conference of the Related Printing Trades Federation." ' . . '
It was decided to support the action of the Bookbinders' Union in its endeavour t' secure better sanitation in printing offices.
It was furthei agreed that it was advisable to widen the membership to include stereotypers and other workers in the printing trade.
The annual report, adopted, by the meeting, stated that the Arbitration Court continued, to lag behind Jnsofar as increasing wages to meet the ever-increas-ing cost of living. This members must seriously consider. Official advice of the increased 4s war bonus had not been received up to the time of the preparation of the report.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 33, 9 February 1920, Page 4
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