TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14860, 6 September 1918, Page 6

TRADE UNION CONGRESS.

HOURS AND WAGES

LABOUR'S PEACE AIMS

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London, Bept. 4

At the Trade Union Congress a reso- . lution was moved favouring a universal redtiction of hours of labour in all industries to *4S a week without a redncfcioa in the standard wages.

An amendment v/as moved in favour of 45 hours a week,' andlimiting overtime to a maximum of 38 hours a

The resolution was carried by 2,108,---000 votes to 1,021,000.

'■■ The Congress adopted a resohition calling for the war aims of the Labour and Socialist parties, of the Central Powers in answer, to the inter-Allied Labour war aims', already published.

The resolution also -urged the Government to start peace negotiations im-j mediately the 'enemy voluntarily or coTiip'ulsorily evacuated France and Bel-! gtan\