RAILWAY SERVANTS.
BIENN.IAI CONFERENCE. 1 i\Thej itieniiiai'conferanca-; of thV; AinijgamatedV ; j New'; Zesdand,-; ;wUphi:is^now held' 'in"! sii u&'sqt''. • 6pen: ; has > officially '•; : V;' V'' •'■;'' . ,); It. ha' 9; been' decided. 1 tri>'fall-.for: tenders: fori the: .'publishing! l ' and ; ,di»1 to..infito:, applications •'fbr l ;ths ;of editor,'lat'a. ;;'i ■.VSame'-bf: are; asV:follo\v ■ ■' ' , . by:;pe¥ce4itage«r.?K Classification-Act;be: so,- amended.' ; that': iioitless. tjian.; tha.'num-. ber; stated;,- in":"first gr ; adei"(At' presei\fy o_wing t tb' t the': Word-: ■ the -schedulej'iwhicliTeads^'.'Maxi-. mumnumber 'notitovexoeSedj 50.per', cent." in-^btith-grades,"',. the.Department.! may, 1 fixvthe; minimttmVasyttey'-: ; desire.), ~ -' ."That .all • doitig ,-■ shunters' work should -. ba classed,.and ■■ paid as r''Tabletporterrs;MirhV-are i '' , -'at' present performing, postal /.w'orkT.without vremu-j ;' i<prol6nged. discussion .took- place .over the the*:.;Departme'nt in':employin'g: porters in- tha-capacity of 'shun- . ters,- signalmen", - oind.'; stoiem'eir,.at porters' rates.;of>:pay; ;;and:! asi'.a-result ; strong . ref. pfesJentatiins'arauto/bo«inad« *tQj the", man!-'--ibojttt"' reform ; ;';; hours j ; itimo?t'ori count; 'from';! holly l stand tottrolly , stand. At - present men - have: to'work a wnsidejtable time, for.which -they, receive ; ,no .'.remuneration.v : 'r , , on-special -jobs''■ are. 1 not.;: treated '.fairly,.: they : being b(»ked> their,-: homes ''.'in. order ,tq'keep';'down ; their time.' This ar- : . home early .inVtha' ttorning;>'nd':'arriving'back late - at' night,; thereby.,causing*, considerable hardship.' • '•' there- • fore;is! - : :strongly ! vof.; .ths..| opinion ' that ; specialjobs should be abolished 1 throughout' the Service.".'. . '•' . r v'-'
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 6
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197RAILWAY SERVANTS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 6
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