TIMBER WORKERS IN CONFERENCE
. 4_ [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, July 6. A conference of the New Zealand Timber Workers' Federation opened _ to-day. The principal business for discussion was drawing up demands for a Dominion award. Mr T. O'Bynia (retiring president) pointed out that the- minimum rate now paid in the trade was less than the minimum rates paid in other less dangerous and less arduous industries. Mr 0. F. Meyer, of Canterbury, was elected president for the ensuing rear, and Mr J. Alsweiler secretary. It was decided to defer consideration of the matter of attending the conference of unions convened by the United Federation of Labor, which opsns to-morrow, until later.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19140706.2.25
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 15537, 6 July 1914, Page 4
Word Count
112TIMBER WORKERS IN CONFERENCE Evening Star, Issue 15537, 6 July 1914, Page 4
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in