Westland Timber Workers

Maoriland Worker, Volume 12, Issue 294, 18 October 1922, Page 2

Westland Timber Workers

T.lic following- points are. -extracted from She latest report of tlie secretary ol i.he West land .Timber Workers' Union , .- -.'.•■:• • !N!ost -of..tiie visited a-ro.only -working siiisie-lian.aeU, and I have been g--vea lo understand that, "unless thl-ngs brighten'up. it Is quite possible'some, o? the s-rrtallei' ones will !}.a.v<» to temiwiMirily close flown. An c-xecutu'e meeting was held W& Saturday, the following members being present: B. Topp (president), T. M'oye (rtee-tn'fisklenO, J. Coulse-n. and W.*McljtrngMan. It 'was decided to vote'--10/i>''.each* to the appeals o£ tho Maryborough BuiUliug Trades Union and the Duneditt and Mo:iffiftl Woollen Workers' Union. ■it was decided to procure enough pamphlets of the evidenc™ and findIngs of the Ngakawau Disputes Commit te-e, to give- -one to all engine drivers at the mills, the ev'donce oC such Inq-ulry clearly showing how employers use the Machinery Act to their •own advantage, and to tho disadvantage of the lives of the workers. ■ The matter of some mill-owners not paying t 0 ■■■time wan referred to the Labour Depas'inient, with a request that act/on, be talrcn. The ra'A-tter of & number o£ the mills not having'copies of awards put up, as required hy law_ was also referred to the Labour ■ Department. WHEN TIMBER WORKERS , WAGES WERE CUT THE! BOSSES ■RAI3ED-THE PRICE OF ■ TAJUBER. VOTE LABOUR.