BUTTER WORKERS' CLAIMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 February 1910, Page 8

BUTTER WORKERS' CLAIMS.

NEW DEMANDS.

' TCio 5 claims of tho 'Wellington Butter ■v -; and' Cheese Workers 1 . 1 -' TJmon hav-3 - been " . finijly.'&niendcd and adopted for prcsenta-. tion.' to the ■ Arbitration. Court. ; 0!^-' iigejrs (faretT-llanager;-:'of,(;. ;'a..-■ first-class; - ; ; creamery,'(',£ 3; second-class; creamcry,'. ;£2. third-class (■( creamery;.;v£2V;7s.; 6dJ(; ; sagesUo beWeek in and lweek. out, whilo creamery;, is. working.';-Wages,;fuel;:and ■' . milk' shill- be. supplied free. . A first-class '.. ;. pno' with(.an -'jaVerags, daily; •(• • • " milt supply 1 of';l7,booiW 'or.'over'during, ©?(;(;:( December {] a;('Mcpnd : class(. 10,000;. td >17,000; Ib.j'athird-class, 10,000lb. '. . ... :(;.'( ''(.Tho-. following shall'-bo tho minimumUrates for; workers . employed "in; ftfefebntteir.; factories i£3'■■■ 55.; rliy !r ?-< assistant, ,Vi!2' 15s. 'per(; week; .^;;;other : / wqrKers,';'iK2 ss. -per;: week; each. fei( iEriginoilrmng and ' separating, ,JE3 per ; . . . .week;' cream'or-milk•receiving'and; can'..washing,'fiht'hand i3.per week, assist', ftiits £2 ss. per week. Where no n-.oro ( ' : than three workers,("other .than tho mari- ,('•:, ;( ; e.ger,( are" employed assistant," i£3; £s;';'per: week;;second.-assistant,. 15s.' '):■per. week r third .assistant; £2 7s. tJd. per ... . xoek.'. Kngineer'in charge, £3-ss. per week. '■'■•.v; . The hours of: work shall not exceed 52 "per -week ifroin October. 1 \ to ' March, 31,. ;. end '4-1 par 'week from. April 1 to .bep- ' ;>, 'jtember 30. -Each - employeo shall; have a Jialf-hohday each 'week. ,;('v(;; Tho . wagek; (in'cheoso factories shall, .;;; t (■ Jbe —where :no more .than; threo ; workers, ether, than tho manager, are employed: ; jFirst 1 assistant,; £3; others, X 2 ;'-15s.:';:-In j,' j(;(;/;:Ia(ger tfactories :rr-3Tirst( r :.iE3 r :ssi; : :,;6econd;: X 3; "others, £2 15s. Tho hours -k iiliaU cot excccd CO per week. , < - ><:•. AVhcro houses of- not' less, than.(four ,'( i-' : irooms are. provided for. marr:«i« men a , bf;,7s;-; a /weqk'(may;;J>e"'made;; ;;:: ( .'"Whero, accommoyation 'is provided for . einglo-men 2s. Cd.'may bo. deducted.'Bath-' ( Tobms are to bo, provided /at factories ;,(;;.; ( ; ( -where ,more than two .. workers are em-®'::-;'JiPloyed.;(o«rtimer shall 'be(;paid;.for;Suri-' i ; (y ; fo-tnight's holiday per : annum' shall bo. ;^j•';;:y■v■'ti^■;'and ; (a' , •.ql^lu^.;■fpr.• , the -first four; 1 a;;i:i(J(lhours,'(;and J hmo; : aridi;a,;:half^thereafter.; - bn-. eitherc.'side shall, (terminata. engagements; • Christmas Day, iNeW' Year's-Day,' Labour :Dayj- and .Good ;(; :"'. - Friday aro to -as holidays. ii\ i;K;^(ferthight!s-liolidayi/ipe rannum^sHall'^K; V;allotted;' ;;One youtfemay/be'employed 'to i (• .( .' . evory'threo .adult: m'alo.workers;?not: ineluding tho.,manager;!". Touths shall, be - ; j . paid-.—From,'l6 to-18 years,;£l; ,18to 20 . ' \ .years/ - ißl' 10s. (Piecework •( shall;.' cot bo, :• - allowed. Preference shall bo given:-" to ;. ; "members, of -the' union; ;,; - ; .