N.Z. WORKERS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 132, 7 June 1939, Page 19

N.Z. WORKERS

YEARLY CONFERENCE

The annual conference of the New Zealand Workers' tJniori,; the largest industrial organisation in the .Dominion, with a membership: df:; more; than 30,000, will be held in the, Trade::!" Hall, Wellirigton, beginning on June 27.- It is expected that the coherence willt be opehed by the Minister., of" . Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple). :'

Only orie ballot was conducted for the official positions, the national secretary (Mr. A. Cook) being returned by a large majority dyer Mr. A: T. De Cleene (Palmerston North), Mi-,. R. Eddy (Wellington) .was returned unopposed as national president and Mr. C. E. Baldwin (Christchurch) was returned unopposed as vice-president.

The various districts will be represented at the corifersnce by the following delegates:-—Messrs* H« Cald-well,-W. J. Coppersmith (West Coast), F.J. Burrell, J. WrightUNelson-Marl-borough), A. A. de: Vantier, W.- Herbert, M. J. Hickey (Otagc^Southland), H. Maynjkrd, R. Macdonald (Gisbp^iie), F. Fenton, A. Hariday, W.".-Fv Shilton (Auckland), W. Brooker, "J.;' tJill^ ~D. Hourigan, W. G. Park (Wellirigton), A. E. Armstrong, A. E.. Elliotti A^. ■J. Hamilton, P. J. Kelly (ChriStchurch).

Several hundred remits; wiil be considered by the conference. In: adaitiqn, more than 1000 remits have been received coltlcerriirig agreements: -for Public Works employees which: have now expired, arid on which negotiations are at present iri progress with the Government. The agreemerit; ; -for shearers has also expired, and negotiations for a new agreenierit'are?,to'be set in motion. : .../■■■'. •.'■.■ ..'"^yy}: ;-': .: ■