SADDLERS' DISPUTE:

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 2

SADDLERS' DISPUTE:

PROPOSED; CONDITIONS OF WORK. Papers in connection .with dispnte'',■-::■ bohvoen. the .Saddlers'v Union: \ ariS^ , the master.■ saddlers , 'of ■■ the. Wellington". &■;-.;.•;.* i* dustrial. District were, filed ..yesterday.a': ';; witli ; ■ Jfr. A;' Stubbs; ■ clerk -of :■* Tlie.case' wiir,como:.beforo'Mr.P.,-HaUy,;:'i . Conciliation■.Commissioner.-'.^:TJie/follow- :;(;•.' ing for appoint-.v/;; : ; ment as: assessors; at-the hearing of :the. -;.:' ; ■ dispute :—Messrs. D."' , -- Wi," Murray:' (collar- ■; ;.:■; .- maker,:;. ;Taranaki'XStree Fin<ilayi'r:.;: (harneSs-rnaker,;-Tinalcbri;: Eoadj, .and -ftoX'-v :T6mlir^on;{saddlef; ; ;Ht>bson;Streot);;.?;-;- : : : VV;;/: "'; About'-i2O ■ «mplayersr ; .(saddlfrs"'/ carters, .V , and : : bag.and/trunk maker'slvare'joined as'/v'/" ■p'arties.-'.''---';v'-'--' : ." '.^^W^SSKiSS! / The proposed schedule sets put ; that: th«. V ;.'. ■hours/of 'work shall-be i% .in'eabhiweek; ■'■ :'•". On .Saturday-- the', himrsi-of ''wqirk 'shall V'\ ■-':■-.. expire not , later, thari'l p'.in.",■ excepting ">' : m,:districts: : where'.the -statutory, half-' ; - r/ : holidaj;is held.on.--.any; other/day of the' '■ '•: :.week,. when,the -hours pf WorkJshall cease :-''-' not.later, than 1 p.m.' on.that day.■'■'■ All '"i ; - .work done,.beyond', the'/time; mentioned'S': ; .' in. this clause.; or- on/holidays .shall'be' ■-■-', consideied'; overtime, and .shall be'paid "v:: ■for at.- the fate of'.time.' and a quarter' ' for'the first" four hours; time and a half- "'- '.-" •for : thei hext.two hours; after. that''double':,' -time except on- holidays; on which.'days,' - including Sanday,: all work:shall bs'-paid-.' .; fpr-.at:-.the.-,rate,;of;double .tinie;' ■■§ AnyV? ■time lMt';'throßei-sthe',:TOrfo fault-shall .be\made- : ,up'ibefore: anyloyer,.;',.-'.';',. ■timb:.rates'.'are paid. vf.Workers/employedv^;.' , "fpr''not:lessfthani ; three:months shallibe,;;-':'/ entitled'to orie/weck'a\noticei. ; 'notice''rshall!:be -giyeni by ! thesworker-to;. ','%• .the- : .employer,.'-.iM-••?'<,;■•■! : ;•■ : :\i;i?';' ,V'; C'; . ;': • ■ ;3''i?Kx ,^ '''jOn^;thr«^oiass«s^'o'f''woTkeis''ehatt ; be- , J-.''.' l ! ;recqgnised ■'.- .or'iVi'eniplbyedT^jonriieymaii^S'i--.'. , (w'nich-incliidcs journeymen: and.jonrheyrv''; .'r women)';' ,-appfehtices; :: ; aid'. femdie,?6titch-. - : ers;.:'-''Kyery! journeyman'..";worfcintr j;"-i ; '.-. : -' branch/of "the" trade''shall .Vbe.). paid mot '••-''."■■".:■' !less" ; .thah'Usi i >Sd.\ v shall only'; be /'allowed lunderjenclpsed^'lpf:.' : i. <in:'or.din'iry-;."worHng:K6urs;'.VAli'- wages 'tyr': BhaU*be';jsaid : lweeklyT. ,\:";'V':':'; ii, -;-':'.vi.; : i;-.*;' ; .'-. of: under-rate';workers, : ■andi'.for'preferenoe ■'•Jγ ■to unionists.- ■'An , employer talSng' an : ap- , .!• ■;' .prentice.to.learii the:trade;shill : ; pay;.bira' 'S-i~ not> lcss'fthanh..the: following-;rates : i'-of.f>;^ , ,wagbs:^-For; theVfirst -year,■ 7sij;.6d.xpetis;'" ■/ ; week; -for '- the second- yeary ildsj per.tWeek i'i ,':■.;■'■'; ! 'fpr:'.th'e''third--'year'f' , ;the" fourth'; and', for -the , fifth, -year, 'SUlOs';:per week.-'-.i;.'' ■ The'> period;' of-. : apprehticeship'■>.: shallS be %'~~K .five; ycafs,'.with'- three 'months'-probaliolt;v> ; i ■'; ;■ 'v-i?vProportion-;"pf' ... ;The;»prppqrtibn.;'pf ',' apprejticeß '■': arid" fi'%!-.' , -' male-.etitchersrto'/jburneymeri.'VshdU'j.'not'ii'r.': . exceed ■ the following rt-Jn-K'the;'.: saddleryj;",'■; branch,,'one -.apprentice; and:.one Jiomal.e'.-i•'-/ stitcher..';'to'; every, ••i;thrte' i ';iqurn«yiiien' ! sbt.,^."-''■'!. > traoHbh.;'.'of.'/.thr.ee.-j'buTijlßxme,n'';;Vm'aohineVo'''''' '.br&nph > ';oiM:inai^'oi~-ieidato'',apprentiee;b> : > > every, j. three: journeymen-;- oir-".fraction; 'of ii.; ? three.;-jburneymeh;.or;,jonfneywpmen : ..reT,■:■::'; in,l the'.'harness./: :..--l branch, one male;or. female' apprentice"toVi'.' : .one;:ioumeyman;-.'orVone'rin)ale;' and -on« feraa'le.^appnnti'x l , '. a tices:to'three ; - jp'urneymenV\andHhe. same-X'*'. ; prbportion.,'of;approntices -shall-,^^ajplyj'itpv; , ;-;'.: 'eyeryr, additaonal : , one-'or f.thieeVjourney-;;-,"_:; ;nion. : employed , '; yin .-'.' the ■: cbllar-inaking.'>'>:■;.: branch,, 1, ! tp •: 'one; ■ journey-.";-:-, man , ..or. two;' apprentices' to : three' 1 journey- V;l ■-: men,';'and;-.the'. ;'satap' -.pr'ppprt'on-. of ■•.-ap-ir.r'Y-' prentices \ shall 'apiply? to';every?additibnal;''l "/ one^i6r^'thr^'rio[u^te'^'ett l > ;iniplp'y^;2iu' :tioe;and;.tw<il .femalpsstitqhers'lp 'o'ne.'jbui": t' , .:' .malβ/sU^tt'eiβ■jt■j;t^o,i6tir , i^^^tin■^■oT'.''o■^β J apprenfice :'and'ifo'ur, Jemale'j'stitchers!--t6'.-Sv': tteo' : journeymen,;. or;,two .'.apprentices and';;-? five.'female ■/sHtchers'to'/four .jburneymen;.V,. ,^nd'.,'brie'female'^stit'ohef'i'-ito.'eTCry^addi-!;.':' .tibrialf',;jbprneym^;.^; i blig; : '!,and,;.tOTni:'.r,'::: !maKrs'; to ■■ haveVone;,apprentice; iij;.'' eacli ■ / male: ;';•';>

■ : }-:/ ■'<: •; : «:'??Femia(e'-; Stitchers;.'}"; V""./ : - ;V All -empioyed paid 'first .'year,. \iy !-7s.'V6d:vper: v 'week';'. : for' i 'the < !-'l2s.'.6d.Vper'\week;,-for,sthe ; :thirdi'.year,'' l '; 17e;. 6di; per ; "week*;, for'■■ the., fourth "year, ;::; 'jßl;ss.:'peri'*eek;.-fbr ; the";'firstVsix- , moiitha , *- ' of ;■: .the,,seopnd-:.six; niontheV'of '.nJth'y'ear; -£\.- :: .' :l^.^^T,WfXik..^'^{--~i-,V> : -::ir : ,'-'--:;r'.' : /.-.\.^ : ;Tlie; foilowmg ''shall .."be the" reoognisebi .! '•■•■ holidays" in-.aUCbranoh'es^Good'f'raday, , ■ •'. Eaeter'.Monday, , the'sbyereign's'birthday, , ''r v , Eabour';Day of''.Walps's-3bthday,'^.' Christmas' Day; .BoiingVDay,' ■Day,. and:';AnniVersar.y ;Day.; ■'s£.■'■>s'V'-i.?•'-. ;', frr'^^S^efinitiPn'^pf-i'^a^dler^S;;;^""'; l^ ;' ■A.f/'sadfier".-shall ;persori : -,«ngagediin';'the,-inaniifacttiriiig.br,';;. irepairirigkflf' , . saddles; v; bridles,.>;:- harness,.'..; 1 ' : mabhine^belting|ymilitaryyaccpntrements,.-:;'. horse:.,and';<sow' covers; , strapping,; leggings,'.'*.'; or; any; 'pla'ss : pf ,1 leatheri werfc.-t that: > J ; V-; ;dler. , / v is!yusiia"^"r'e^pjojed/.'ai!4"toyide4ri-j l .'' ; . that ;when'a. : saddler:;'is employed to .make c' : .; -.ho.^e^byeK*.}ie^''^'alLiM^.paid-ia*:'saddleifs'-;';:'-/ : - ; wages' buti -.if ;:a;canyas'«ewef: : is.; employed; '■■'■■■' making-.horsejpr'cbw-jcoyers,; he. may..';be';-'i.--: .paid;. canyas-sowerls fcwages;',.: ' ; .All;'■:';bags,'V; ■. ? : pbrtmanteaui,'vand-,trunk^akera''shall|M"-; ; '. iinoluded.inS-the prppo6ed;'award; 'i:':£•; : ;':;'V.o!v