ALLIANCE CONSTITUTION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 6 April 1922, Page 5

ALLIANCE CONSTITUTION

OWNERSHIP BY WORKERS The constitution of the New Zealand Alliance of Labour provides lor the wage workers of New Zealand being mganiscd on the lines of class and industry, and for the collective ownership of the means of production and distribution, and for the control of all industries being placed in the hands of the workers in the interests of the communi-, ty. The basis of organisation is as follows:—National unions and national, federations of unions organised into industrial departments-(aj Transport industrial department; (b) mining industrial 'department; (c) metal workers in-, dustfial department; (d) any other, industrially organised department. Matters submitted to the alliance, and, upon which action may be taken, shall be those of a national character, or thoso vitally affecting a principle which (in the opinion of the National Executive of the Department making Hie request) necessitates combined action. The co-operation of the joint organisation shall not be called upon, or expected unless and until the matter in dispute has been considered by, and received the endorsement of, the national executive, of the organisation primarily .■oncorned, and each organisation instituting a movement which, is likely to involve the other affiliated organisations shall, before any definite steps are taken submit the whole matter to the joint body for consideration. For the- purpose of increasing the eiliciency of the movement for combined action, periodica! meetings of representatives of organisations shall be held from time to time, when deemed necessary. Simultaneously with these ar-

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rangements for united action between ttie affiliated Departments, every effort ,«hall bo made to create effective control of their respective organisations. Power is given for complete autonomy to he exercised by any one of the affiliated Departments to take action on its own behalf. .Joint action can only be taken when the question at issue liar, been before the members of the affiliation, and decided upon by such methods as the constitution of each affiliated Department provides. A. conference shall then ho called without delay to consider and decide the question of taking action. .No obligation shall devolve upon any of the affiliated Departments to take joint action unless and until the foregoing conditions have been complied with. The alliance shall do all in iis power to secure the organisation of the workers of the Dominion upon the lines of class and industry in furtherance of its objective, and shall endeavour to institute within the.affiliated Departments and between them, a universal yearly ticket of admission. The management of the organisation shall be vested in an executive council, which shall consist of representatives of each industrial Department affiliated for the time being, mi the basis of one representative for each 3000 mem hers or part, thereof. 'Fhe constitution provides for periodical meetings of the executive to arrange such work as may be necessary for perfecting the organisation, and In deal with matters submitted for consideration. The, executive council, a! its annual meeting, .shall elect, from the representatives of affiliated Departments a president, a vice-president, and a secre-tary-treasurer. The members of the executive council resident in Wellington shall, subject to the control of the council, act as a mauageiiieni committee. In otaler to meet, necessary expenses, a capitation fee of 6d per member per annum shall be paid by each affiliated industrial department.

WELFARE LEAGUE’S COMMENT

The Welfare League comments as fol lows on the result of I he ballot .— ■

"We are not surprised that the ballot of the Post and Telegraph employees to affiliate with the Alliance of Labour has been earned by a large majority. The intense advocacy by their executive, olfieors was hound to have considerable effect on the result. Whilst the majority side bad several able speakers touring tiio country in favour of the proposition, the nearly ,2GOu who voted against had no such free spokesmen on t heir side. “The league has. throughout stated its opinion plainly on the question. It is the most dangerous sten ever taken in this country by a large body of public servants. Even now we are convinced that those who voted for the alliance do not realise that what they have done is in affirm by their votes that the State service they belong to shall be ‘controlled by the workers who operate it.’ That, however, is the policy' laid down in clause 2 of the alliance constitution, which they have endorsed. .Such a decision is a direct challenge to the general public, which owns the service, and the Government constitutionally appointed to control it.

“Nothwithstanding the ballot, in our opinion a duty rests upon the Goycrnto prohibit this affiliation with a declared revolutionary body and lo demand of all Die employees that, as they are appointed to serve the whole of the public under the Government’s direction and control, they shall rejiudiate tbo alliance objective which affirms that control of the service shall bo ‘by tho workers who operate it.’ “In the interests of the whole Dominion there cannot be two authorities governing this important public service, and public order and discipline demands that those employed in the service shall be subject to the lawfully constituted authority in control.’’ DLSSATTSFAFCTION AT DUNEDIN SEVERAL RESIGNATIONS CERTAIN (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, This Day. There is dissatisfaction amongst many local members of the P. and T. Association at the result of the ballot, and it is stated that several resignations are certain.