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ONE LARGE UNION.
DIVIDED OPINIONS. ;
UXIOX SECKETABY'S Vl|?\V!j.
'J'he views expressed by Mr. W. J. D|ig
gan, secretary of the Building Trades I'ede-.
ration, regarding the proposed formation
of one large un ion of laborers are not
shared in by Mr. B. Mulvogue, secretary ot
the Builders' Laborers' Union, who, in
speaking on tlie subject 011 M.on/!ay. said: —
'We 'believe in industrial organualion, hut
we also tliitik tliat cluss organisation is prc
of iiis occupation, called upon to work 111
numerous different industries. That is not
the case with a tradesman -who belongs 1 1
an industry aud remains/ in it. OJencc we
think there should 'be an organisation to
look after the interests of the laborers
alone. Take tlie ca*e of a laborer who
joins'the Australian Workers' Union. He;
pays a sum of £1 for; a yeaiiylicket, and/'
when lie leaves his occupation as a rural/
laborer and enters the building industry tin j
Builders' Laborers' Union demands tiiuf
lie should, pay another £1 for the year,
or 5/ per quarter. 'J'he itame thing a-pplys
if he enters the domain of tbe wljarf
laborer, ul- wishes to follow any other /ic
cupation. This we consider lin-just. an (1
veiy strong reason w;.h'y there eboiild' be
one union for Ja.borens. This .lyiion
has on various occasions, and partictr.iiiy
in the latter part of last year, made tpong
efforts to induce the building trades, yi.coii
jnnction with builders' laborers, tw form
one union, the proposal w.hich'Mr. .|'uggan
seems to look upon ivitlrso much'
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