TIMBER WORKERS' UNIONS.
A RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT.
[BY telegraph.— ' association-.'] \Yelll\gtox, Wednesday. The secretarv of the Southland Timber Workers' Union. Mr. OByrne, returned to-day from Sydney. He explained that his visit was undertaken to bring about a better understanding between the New Zealand and Australian workers. This.has been accomplished, and a .reciprocal agreement would be entered into, enabling workers going from New Zealand to Australia, or vice versa, to obtain full information regarding employment -available and general conditions. There, were about 5000 organised timber workers in New South Wales, 3500 in Victoria, and 1000 in j Tasmania. The industry appeared/tomb's prosperous at preson* in' Australia,,' with, [plenty of employment of erlng^ "'."'
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15549, 5 March 1914, Page 7
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