THE TRADE UNION CONGRESS.
■7?bxsi Association. — CopyaiQHT.| LONDON, Friday. | The Trades Union Congress by 715,--000 votes against 712,000, rejected its parliamentary coramitt;ee's proposal that the State should make grants to trade unions for the benefit of unemployed members. A ' similar resolution was passed at the last Congress, but the miners' dele- ' gates, representing half-a-million mem- , bars, now opposed it on the grounds that it would aggravate unemployment. Resolutions were carried in favour of a, reduction of the pension age to 60, and Labour Day celebrations in Britain. It was resolved that labour exchanges Bhould not be used to assist farmers having disputes with" their work peo- - pie. j
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 September 1909, Page 4
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108THE TRADE UNION CONGRESS. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 11 September 1909, Page 4
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