Plan For Farm Workers’ Union
(N.Z. Prcsi Association)
NEW PLYMOUTH, June 21. The Federation of Labour will be asked to form a farm workers’ union, a meeting of Taranaki farm workers agreed tonight at Stratford.
The outline of a basis for a new award was presented. l The proposals included:. Every Saturday to be recog nised as a full day off; all Sunday work to be paid at £1 : an hour with a minimum of four hours; the basic wage] for a five-day 40-hour week to] be £lB 15s; in the case of a 1 married couple the wife to be paid 10s an hour for any, duties; youths under 18 to be paid a minimum of £lO for a five-day week, Sunday! excluded.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31093, 23 June 1966, Page 4
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124Plan For Farm Workers’ Union Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31093, 23 June 1966, Page 4
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