Workers' Case In Tramway Dispute

Chronicle (Levin), 10 June 1948, Page 4

Workers' Case In Tramway Dispute

WELLINGTON, -I une 9. The emergeiity vomnuttee set" up to eonsider the dispute .between tluv New Zealand Tmmways . Fnioii aful the Dunedin Gitv Tramvvavs Gorporalion met in Weilingion this inoimng. Judge Dalgjisli presided. Aiessrs. - \"v . B. Richmond, K. A. vViiitlow and P. A. tlansen represeiiting th " vnrl.t-rs, and Messrs. J. F. Fardeil, « '. r'. Gnbbie, «nu [. 15. Iluttoii appeared ior tne employers. Tliree niatters vvliich the coniudttee has. to eonsider deal vvitii the appointuient and ehissith alion ot drivertj and uperators, payinent ior shiit vvoi/iier^ who do not iiormaity v.oix on ^iPinlhys und did not vvork on . in/.u" ' Day,; ant (he minor disjnde prtK eednig .1 ripirthe derision of Ihe di.-piite's 1 •■nunittee* 011 April 2. Oiitliiiing the unioii'.- aUitiule^ Mr. Hansen said tiiat ti! ' iausw 25 of a deeision oi the d.spute- conuuitieo; du, Geptenioer 24, 194 », it »vns .-tatod" Uiut, tlie (Irivc.r of a tiam.ar sLouhi t, ie.de. j '.*reed aini be appuialed vvhen Le tu'si [ ael'eil as su -h -in tvav '. > i'ltusy 2a; v> istated: * ' vi'p'-nito; s. other tiuai ljnotorj iius ojieratoi.'. siiail »»t? apvoinied . > by j senion'iy a.ol iength ot ■ ei'viee, ' and J the appoint monts sttai! d. te i-roui. tite I day 011 wlin ii the oiH-man cnr .oper utor or trohey-luts opcrator hrst 'ivq m tliat capacity. ' Mr. iLinseu sa:d: '"Tliere is 110 ofiier inlerpreF'tu-iy.to i >0 placed 011 that claitse otl.er. th.ttfi that the day any oi ihese vvoikers Urst acts 111 traiiic 111 tlie caiia-. i?..* . stated . he shall be appointe 1 to that job. i uj-dw es like New I'iymouth a'r.d Vvaugaiuii tliere j is a necessity to have :m ."vnlii'cnt hg(' of dutv among the traik'SWH bi ' ti.e slieds. ' Tliere k- f.ot sute-cienF woi'lt t> f^oe^t-MTphAnni '.Pav, a'-irtfretk- ' smitli or a painter or an eng/inijer, bsaid Mr. Ilansen. ■ • - ' ■ '