THE AUCKLAND TAILORESSES.
[Per Press Association.l ■ WELLINGTON, Feb. 28. At a meeting of the Trades and Labour Council last night, Mis3- Morrison, Secretary of the Dunedin Tailoresses' Union, delivered an address as to the result of her visit to Auckland, where she has been engaged in re-organising the Tailoresses' Union. Miss Morrison stated that she found the tailoring trade in Auckland in a very bad state, and gave it as her opinion that of the 800 or 900 girls employed, the average wages would not be more than 7s 6d per week. She also said that she met with considerable opposition from employers, but that she left the Union in a very satisfactory condition. A special meeting of the Waimate branch of the Workers' Union was held at the head office, Waimate, on Wednesday night, Mr Brown in the chair. Correspondence and voting forms from the Clerk of Awards were considered, and a long discussion 1 ensued, most of the candidates for election to the Conciliation Board being unknown to the members of the Workers' Union in South Canterbury. Some difficulty was experienced in making a selection. Ultimately it was decided, on a motion moved by Mr O'Brien, thatboth the votes of the branch should be given to Mr Milligan, the secretary of the Federated Bootmakers' Union.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5501, 28 February 1896, Page 3
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217THE AUCKLAND TAILORESSES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5501, 28 February 1896, Page 3
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