WATERFRONT CONDITIONS

Chronicle (Levin), 12 July 1946, Page 4

WATERFRONT CONDITIONS

— Press Assoeiation

IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN

By Telegraph-

■ ■ WELLINGTON, July 11. The following statement issued by Ihe Waterfront Industjy Commission, was released by the general nianager of the Commission, Mr. A. E. Bockett, toI night: | "The elaims of the union and emI ployers as to working condition of j waterside workers, were lieard by the j Commission on Monday and Tuesday of ' this week, when advoeates for both sides placed their vieWpoints before I the Commission. In aecordance with j the decision reached by the Commission ' at its first meeting, the elaims wero ! limited to those outstanding inatterA i Which were eonsideted of first import1 anee. The decision ot" the Commission : on elaims and eounter-claiins was re- ' 1 served. ! "It has now been decided that as ; from July 1, 1948, waterside workers ■shall reeeive: i "Firstly, work on Saturday morning | Which has hitherto been paid at time j and a cjuarter shall be paid for at time ' 1 and a half. ' ' Secondly, when watersiders are I ordered back to work overtime at 6 p.m. - I or iater from Monday to Friday or at | 2 p.m. or later 011 Saturdavs, they shall reeeive payment of 2s as meal money. j . " Thirdly, members of the Waterside Workers' Union are to be paid for SatJ urday holidays at the rate of eight j hours, ordinary time rate of pay, per | day on sueli terms and eonditions as 1 may be prescribed by the Commission. J "It is colisider.ed that in awarding tlie foregoing the Commission has j brought -waterside workers into line Iwith the majority of workers in the l)oI minion concerning tliese niatters. j "Union representatives have agreed to visit all ports forthwith to inaugurate a campaign to ensure improvemients -oai .thejWaterfroht and eorrection. 6 f any abuses .'tliat may exist, and have tindertdken '.tliat good- results will hle acliieved. Certain r^commendations are being made by union 'representatives to their branehes regarding elaims put fox*ward by the eniployer for increased efiicieney in loading and discliarging of sliips. The Union !s elaims for a guarauteed wage payment and the employersJ counter-claims for certain other alterations to existing eonditions, are to be eonsidered at a iater "