UNEMPLOYMENT

Evening Star, Issue 22033, 20 May 1935, Page 11

UNEMPLOYMENT

DUNEDIN DISTRICT CONFERENCE . A conference of unemployed in the Dunedin district was held in the Trades Hall on Saturday evening, when dele,aates were present representing the South Dunedin Unemployed Association, The Dunedin Workers’ Friendly Association, the Mornington Relief Workers’ Social Club, the Dunedin North. ; Unemployed Workers’ Association, and the Dunedin Central National ' Unemployed Workers’ Movement. Or M. Silverstone was ' appointed chair- ■ man'. The chairman, in opening the conference, outlined the, various reasons Tor coming together as one united body, and expressed the hope that it would be the means of the whole of the ployed in Dunedin binding themselves together with the view of getting 1 better conditions for all. It was reported that the ‘central branch of the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement had appointed an Organising Committee to work in conjunction' with the executive to get . all grbups to appoint job delegates to gafn the'following demands The sum of 10s weekly increase in relief and sustenance pay; free transport between car terminus and jobs, also travelling , time where necessary; and payment /without work for time lost through sickness or death in the family. The conference endorsed the action taken: up by, the central branch. The following resolutions were car- *. risd by the conference lor submission to the various organisations:— 11 That all organisations co-operate and appoint the central branch as a correspondence bureau for Dunedin.” “That all organisations co-operate with-the Central Executive in the matter of getting the job delegate system into operation.” - “ That k on all occasions deputations ;• bo organised to local bodies, such as hospital boards, social welfare organisations, or mayor’s relief funds, to raise at every- opportunity the national de-mand-for 10s weekly, increase,,and to fet such , organisations, town or orough councils to pass resolutions in support of the demand.” • ■ That deputations be appointed to labour bureaux reeking improvement in methods of administration, elimination of queue system, abolition of the twice weekly reporting for sustenance men, arid the fight in localities for single men.” -‘That where large numbers of sustenance men present an organisation difficulty, lopse committees of such workers, ba«Sd pn attendance days af the bureau, be immediately organised.” The conference endorsed the following demands for all men in camps:— Full trade union rates of pay for all camp work; isll camps to be voluntary: free transport to and from camps; full pay when sick; recognition of camp committees to present local demands; and one fnonth’s holiday on full p&y each year. It was agreed that a further meeting of the conference should be held to report progress - and consider reports from the organisations. AMBASSADORS’ DANSE '■ ■■ - "*■ - The Ambassadors’ Dance Committee held m dance on May 14, and a very enjoyable evening -was spent. The luclly persons who were successful in winning the prizes were as fellows: — vStatue dance. Miss Grant and Mr Grant; lucky door prizes. Miss Grant ancl .Mr Honc.vbotie; the Monte Carlo, Miss Tfaunn and Mr 31‘Eerrow.