A SOLDIER’S PAY
AMERICAN LABOUR PROPOSALS. A resolution introduced before three departments of the American Federation of Labour, all branches of which gathered at Los Angeles last September for its national convention, proposed in part that officers and men employed in all branches of military service be awarded remuneration proportionate to that received by civilians. The resolution, which was introduced at meetings of the metal trades, building trades, and union labels departments, also proposed that the Government declare all naval bases and arsenals permanent, and keep them in good repair. William Green, president of the federation, appearing before each of the department meetings, emphasised the need of further organisation and education to extend the power and influence of organised labour. The five-day week was mentioned by Mr Green as another objective of the federation programme. A contest of five years’ standing in the American Federation of Labour was settled when 450,000 members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America made application and were permitted to rejoin the building trades department of the organisation.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 January 1928, Page 2
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