40-HOUR WEEK IN N.S.W.

Chronicle (Levin), 2 July 1947, Page 5

40-HOUR WEEK IN N.S.W.

N\ l)X K\ .liily 1. Today tlic 4H-lioui v.'cch t-ame lui in Ntov Suuih Wfilcs for. all eaplovies v.nrkiug mxlci Slatc nvar-l: hii-icjn' tax (lcdiis't ions a!>o commoiti'c 1--d;:y, as did tiie cniiaix-cd value o *T"i roupons. On tlic othcr hani 1 : o;u now on, ihe citi/.cn will liave ;■ pav more for liL traiu, iuis and I'errv li«-kets and for iiis hain-ut. Wln-thur ihe 4n-hour week will bc v.oikrd in livc dnys or >ix is lcft )•> 5 1 i' ilisi*r«'l ion of indiistrial trilmnals Tiii> Ministcr of Labour -i n 1 Industry i M r. Hamilton Knigiiti says that tlic A--t |iro\ idcs that, where shift work is n— e -. arv, the working hours coulo j .'oerage 40 a week over a four-weekh period. Tiie lirsf strike over llie worhing t> tli" 1't-iioni- week has already oei-une at the Maie Governmeut doeKyurd a Dyke Hnd, Xewcastle, which losei. ii >v. n It! * • 1" I nJght. Th"' ompl >• ee i ! i ihe vcwk-hojit rejecfed the iO"o n i.'S'Ut for: :!i'ti i or the v.ori.inu )f th si ort.'f week and have iifv, ce;ise I u ir (lit'i! tlieir ou n plan is adnpn t it s ti." hrst geni'ral stri.re to occm -u t U do.-kvard, uhicit was e-f ;t ' »! i sli >d in U: f

A S'ate eonfcrenee of the Hailw-.iy I'li'xin has endi.rsed tio* h'i ision ef tln Svdney tiadic enipjoyees ' . siagi a '-ne day strike on Moii lay, -J u I II, •ntes t'.e depari ment confonii- lo the nr i.i' d'-mand that tiie )■: lioii" week shoti' lie Viorked in fi\e davs. The conf ' v:i aho endorsml the ra:''", y.aien's t ;'i . to v.-M-k i'or more than to lnai -s 'I' v eek. The Land Transport (in m, ",.iapii> ing six hey road and ; nl .ran-por tni'ons, will nieet on T'nirs 1 ty to draw i.j> a plan for insisten.e oi, a li\c';a ' •weidw In Xewcastle the d.ci coni- an.e liave prepared tentati*e rosters for six day shil't workers to »•. on; on Satn» (lays, liut the union has n «i «•.» i*« « 1 tio the men will not report for work Alany manufacturers are ju-ejiariir ctises for an app.i * t ion lo the !'-,((• ('oniinis.sion for an increase of price because of the costs of he n.,v* honrs A nuniber of inlluential unions ar pia paring to back the more inilitan' ones in their lig'ht for -i I'v-dav weel and the extension of t i.' Ml-liocr weri> prineiple to coxer Federal nwanls.