NOTES AND COMMENTS ON LABOUR QUESTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15142, 5 November 1912, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS ON LABOUR QUESTION.

_______ ;••':>•- yt ~"K»S4Si'.___| BT ABTISAX.' ''.'";V'.|H[ The Coal Mines' Act Amend* & '0: Hi now before » It appears that the much concerned about certain „ lff?%W clauses which are said to be'of drastic nature, and mc h tW ;«I|B into effect tend to hwaiftfSjß ment of the mines. Messrs. T iJ£i**iH the Westport Coal Company, SSB of Green Island, will mine-owner*. and place their 'vfciJSß'M the Parliamentary Commfe"??|^M The Women's Convention <*\>\L 'It H place in Melbourne underTL'3M*l HI the Political Labour il oH2L*H last month was a great of considerable interest to • ;^rwl Hl movement were discussed and m thusiasm was shown by. the <I.S»W the work of the tant question dealt with -in* tff,&ss_■ women to receive the same i*y when employed at similar -r£ J S solution carried affirmed th(i nrin,equal pay for equal work, principle has been confirmed to dent of the Federal ArbaJLVcffljM the Rural Workers' award it R £?„u -_A|_H incorporated in the State FactSSfeß.! Another important matter dealt the question of compulsory ing. The convention decided fT 3r%i *'H mend that the Defence Acfbe &3ffil as to clearly set forth that ttodSSflß creating a citizen defence ffi?EM _H upon compulsory training and w"4^? ; BI for the purpose of defending tie (Wl HH wealth against foreign that under no ein'uWanfeTEu ** (5 person enrolled be compeSVSl^ ; _! against any fellow ■ notwithstanding anything containedSlß oath of allegiance or any other offioSH ditions of compulsory service. ' ; - §B T7 The , Auckland General ÜboKMiifl Union held a special meeting (S« evening la«t to further thrSH tion of again registering trader th e i(S fl lation and Arbitration Act. - Tit* _SM was well attended, the Him_«rs^lS v i_B| keen interest in the future welfare<s3___ union. It will be xemembertdfcrtfgMi short tune ago a ballot of ,ti»;_33&fl (1) That this union re-register noSJfli Arbitration Act; (2) that tois Ir&iB adopts tho principles and, methods ofctpfli I.W.W. of America. The; ballot favorrrd'Hi the proposal to re-register. :iTJbi«';:d_£| H however, was not followed;Out>_to«_§lll Iy, it being decided that the matter ttSIMI be further discussed at the first fawarVßl able opportunity by the . v&mkeik '-it. 'fipß cial meeting convened for that purpose.ss « Friday's meeting the whole : matter thoroughly discussed, and iit was deciitef'H to re-register immediately, it beingsKtohfß niscd by the members that this'«6ur£'%apH the best in the interest* of tiie question as to whether the union Trill --k. ml cede from, the Federation of IB not discussed, but it :is antidpatftrt a farther special meeting' whl^lMtf^i! jB deal with this question. If U_ s_iwi'H; ments made by a number of TOnuMnJtjH members of the union can be taken at ad B indication, the feeling : ;'__^_ig|;«_^^i 1 H rank and file of the union- is liflH antagonistic to the federation. . ', ' ••-ir'aß There is trouble among members, <& ; aj&__l Auckland Drivers' Union. . Li.tWynsnt-SIP award the rate of pa; for tho'.diiwr.of tH one horse is £2 , B*, and for the drim >H"-- Bi two horses £2 14b, but7iw;:proiriyatti®M| made for the drivers of tJireo sr jaxs BI horses. This has given rise to:'d^«aJid>j, ;i |B tion, and it is stated that it I; the IntifrflH tion of the drivers who are m.coaui'of flj more than two horses to attend to more than the amribafeot J prescribed for in the award union uAth' I extra remuneration is forthoOfn_^.foi , H extra work. jU A member of the execatiiveibfiatfWtf*;■.. Hj ganni Tramways Union (Mr. who. is in- Auckland at present '<#iJMJjfjfijß day, states that the ntemttgs of hVrittW'iH are-working under very favoarable tions, the agreement beingS-UuTttifollfiftVM obtaining in AucJdand regarding rate, ;if I pay and conditions of empbyuieit. Mt. WJ Clark, during hi 1 .; Ptay here, has the Auckland tramway .) swtem,' # '»iA very favourably impressedf with j^./?ffl-Mlij The delegates (Messrs. W. BiMuii *bffi|a| W. £. Gibson', xeprtaentuig the |» |w Bricklayers' Union, left hy; tfce Trunk last Friday evening to conference of the Bricklayers' Fc««»t«u Tlie most important question b* uto -;B| sidered by the conference is ; the'ii«siitt;"iH of a Dominion award' for is stated that it is ; their for a 44-hour week. The p]||j^tt ( b»: J just obtained this concession' their, l^.^llj award.- "^."S^B The New South Wales Labour JM has formulated a number | ; of' : it desires to have made in' n8 Act. A special committea was sot at* ,«| after securing all the statement t \W:QI' :, aM gestiens from all the unioEß a»iceqwt jJM they submitted their report to cil. It asks for Bey<jral|am^mej« : , 't3-,iM the Act as at present in «P«^]» 0 5' : fjSu|H these is complete ' deletion.lie "OW-aH " improvers," so : that . there,;'in»yi,w,fP :|H opportunity for th* employment fij® ||fl son 3 under this classification. of the Act which provides m:Wiral of persons fined for taking etrikes may be gavnisheed if not paid is*objected to, a* its : is requested. It is desired tbat "employee" mav be made 'to :m | ,t- t _H working members of employers' W»»f*J ' ',!■ and all home and outdoor asked that sick and death l>MPs£ffH unions shall be' exempted; ; tfty**!*&%a(fi'fUL satisfaction of xiny fines imppW:S ■ ■ and that wages boards. award effective preference • • tfv.WWßßjfeM Abolition of the word -.; " slow clause referring to slow, aged, m rsa^ t VWM workers is sought. ■ -,|, .■/■ ,'A , , l^p|fHH