CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18219, 1 November 1924, Page 6

CONCILIATION COUNCIL.

MILLINERS AND DRESSMAKERS. A silting of the Conciliation Council 'was held yesterday morning, in the matter of the industrial • dispute between the Christelm rah Dress and Mintlo Makers and Milliners' Union, and various firms of Christchurch. The Conciliation Commissioner, Mr W. H. Hugger, presided. The union was represented by Misseo E. Shirrefis (dressmaker), G. Capstick (milliner), and Mr T*. B. Cooke, and the employers by Hessrs F. Cresswell, E. E. Hartley, and H. V. Ftcc. . A total of about 130 employers in Christchurch, Ashburton, Tima.ru, and other centres in tho Canterbury industrial district were cited. The employees' demands included ft request for a 44-hour wsek. With i<egsu-d to wages, ,•£2 Ps was asked for joxirneywomen after four years at the trade, and £2 15s after six years, apprentices <and improvers to be pivid as follows: —First six months 15s a week, swond Bis months 17s 6d, third «ix months £l, fourth six months £1 2s Cd, fifth six months £1 ss, eixth six months £1 7s 6d, seventh six month:) £1 10s, eighth six months £1 15s. no worker over 21. years to bo paid loss than £1 7s 6d a week, except under the Court's underrate workers' clause. Overtime was asked at the rate of time and a-half 1 for the S'.'st three hours, and double time after that: also Is (xl tea money when under 21 hours' notice of overtime had been given. The employers' counter demands a iked that apprenticeship should bs for three yeais, each worker also to servo for a year as an improver; that there should riot be more than one apprentice to rach journeywoman or improver, and that each employer must teach the apprentice the; branch of the trade to which she is apprenticed. ; The employers agreed to a 44-houis week, to tha •apprenticeship conditions, and the apprentices' wages up to the eightli six monti'9 They requested, however, that after that period h=d been served the wages should bo £2 2s 6d a week an<* that no worker ovsr 21 years t» paid less than £1 &s a; week, except- under the under-rate clause. With to apprentices, they requested Hiat there dc no limitation with regard to numbers, but agreed that all thyuW be thoroughly taught their trade. • 1 hey asked that all overtime bu at the rate of- time and --l-'ilf but not less than is an hour and is 3d be paid as tea money when less than 24 hours' notice had been given.- Double we,re offcwd for holidays, including Sundays, Xew Year'.- Day, Good, Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, Kings Birthday. Christinas Day, and Anzac Da>. The ettiplovers' ■ representatives later increased their off-r for journeywemen who had served after the eighth six months to £- 4s, ard also «reed that no worker snoiud receive less than' 27s 6«V a, week, lhey witli-d-Jv the demand for an unnmited number of apprentice accepting-the- union s proportion The" employees' representatives stated that fo I, was too low mimmui,i for a senior iUtlr ard asked £2 7s for an -employee i lvl.l served for more than seven years. Thev tL asked the employers' assurance u7 Is increiase were .granted[to mi<l workers, a, corresponding th ß ,oue=t p*a ihose v;ho wcro in increase r» ° rt bove the nummum. receipt oi * _ .. ent .itive3 stated they the Inst-mcntiOT 4s j ourney . The CIU! ; •' and complete agreewonien vv ;<;, regard to the other jurat dispute. The new award, which points , jJ; December, 1925, will. come fK S'on