WELLINGTON TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7111, 25 April 1910, Page 8

WELLINGTON TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION

. » There was a cood attendance of mambers at the quarterly mo*l UK of the above-named uuioa, which was h&'Jd at the Oddfellow!,' Ilfljl on Saturday orening, Mr Edmund Jones (president) occupying the chair. A circular memorandum was received from Mr £>. McLaren, M.P.., asking tho union to ioin'the Nc-w Zealand Federation of Labour, and ho j submitted the proposed constitution or rules to sovorn tlia federation for consideration. After discussion -on tha b«c*»sity of Labour, organising with a'view of securing a strong and predominant Labour party.- it was resolved. " That' this union affiliate with the" New" Zealand Federation of' Labour.'/ In accordance with the rules of the union, it will be necessary to tako a vo£e by ballot of the whole of the'•. members ■to confirm, the above (resolution., // Another matter that came up for consideration was the ; proposal of the Hawk-o's Bar Employers' Association to make Hawke's Bay a separate industrial district, a circular being received from, Mr E.i Trejrear;' Secretary for. Labour, asking the mcapbers to srivo their/ view* and reasons for or against the uroposal. A protest fram ths Napier branch of the union was received, and the union was strongly urged to use every endeavour to oppose the ,'sussestion of the employers. The executive officers were • instructed _to object to -the proposal, and to act with the deputation from the Trades and Labour Council which is to wait on the Minister for Labour ursrinsr him not to accede/to the request of ths employers. The-question oi giving further support to tho "Wceklv Herald" was discussed, and it was decided to Rive a guarantee to take 240 copies of ths paper weekly for six ; months, and to take ten additional shares. Tho report and balance-sheet of the executive of the New Zealand Federated Typographical Association was /adopted as printed, with the exception of the paragraph which dealt with_the pro- , posed amendment of the Qtaco Union to! amend rule 13 of the federation (which provides how .industrial acreements.etc. shall be entered into), which was rejected" and the union's vote recorded, against the ; proposed amendment. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Auckland" Typographical Union for its .services as executive for the year ■ 1909-10. . The Otago Union will act as the executive forT;he current'terih.'and it is proposed to hold a conference of all tho federal unions, about the end of this year or the beginning of next. • ;'.:. - A motion was carried congratulating the Australian Labour party on its success at the recent Commonwealth elections, and sincerely.trusting the electors of New South Wales . will. return a Labour party to power at the forthcoming State elections. It was resolved to . forward a copy of the resolution to Mr Andrew Fisher, Federal Labour loader, and to publish it in tho " Australasian Typographical Journal." 1 '• ■