DAIRY FACTORY WORK.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 886, 4 August 1910, Page 8

DAIRY FACTORY WORK.

UNION'S DEMANDS.

: '":;:. The. Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. P. i ; Hallyj' will open a Conciliation . Council . .i'ii at Palm'erston North, on August' 10, to '■■A hear a dispute', between, the--Wellington:;. (■:'■ Butter, Creamery,' and' Checso Factories. ■':' > i Employees'. ; Union and certain employees,. ■'■ '■'! to the number:o£ about 80, in tho' Wei-- ■"■\ lington niid Hawke's Bay districts. The : i union has nominated the following as .--.-li-assessors:—John' Robertson, union secreV:! tary, -Pahnerstpn; George A. Beere, cheese '.It factory assistant,. Lin ton; WalterH.Dun"■■■'r .can, '-factory manager; Feilding. ■: ... ;";.•,The union demancls'the following mim-i ~•'■ jmum: weekly.. wages ■'' for creamery mana- ': gers ■while creameries are working:—First'\:i class creamery, (average daily supply, ■.!! 17,0001b.' of milk during. December), .£3; '' second-class creamery (average daily milk ' if supply in December, 10,000 to 17,l)00ib.), "'v!'-J62 15s. ; third-class V creamery (less-than viL 10,0001b. of milk daily, in December), £1 :■<[ 7s. Si'. Wages not'to include'carting of "''[.'-stores,'.' cream, < empty -cans,' fuel,-'-etc, '■'Ji which must be let by * tender. Managers -'■:■!( of , creameries which;' close, during, the .',■•■ winter to, be then employed in relieving ■■■!'!; managers of c-therj creameries oir holiday .■■ '..''\ No man to"work" more than the creamery .:.- '■:!' at ; which he' is stationed without receiv- -:: ing full; pay for, each. .".'■ '.»;"'■ :.-. -.-. ■'■ ii- .Butter .'factories: Hours* not to' exceed ■:■ '• J2. per 'week, i'roin Octobi r' to' MarcliMn'.:j elusive, and 44,: per week,-. April to Sep- ,,: i '.ternber'' inclusive. Miniprum ■: weekly ■■' ■ i! ; : wages of butter-makers,' £3 ss.'; assistants, - jf -£2- 155.;" others, £2 ,bi. ; - {j, and: separating, .£3; cream or'.iriilk-receiv- .- ;! ing and can washing, first hand, £3; as-'-.i'il- sistants,' JH ss.'. The manager-shall not v. rankas head adjudicator uE. tho.abova .■Oi departments. In, factories'where no.moro ■Ii than:-three : workers,-, other /than',-, tK*' ; 'i. manager, are employed;,first assistant, ,£3. -'■ H Ss.; second, £2 15s.'; third, £2 ' 7s. lid. ; -' if;engineer:incha'rge, 55.- ; ., Each employee.; ':;■'; shall: have a ' halfrhpliday every. , week, ■■'■".■i| or ono Whole holiday'.every fortnight.- , 'j factories:'.' Hours not to 'exceed .j. .60 per' week of six'days., In factories: ■'•? '■}■ "where Ithore ■ are no 'more: than; three

other 'thair the manager, ; the :'■ minimum '.weekly' wages. to be:; First as-;H'-Qstant,'ißS; others, 15s. In factories ;!•'where there* aremore than three, wqrKers,; ; !>' other , than the' manager:, First assistant,: ;( £S 55.; second, , '£3;' others, ''M'Ws.;';-:. ,'. ;i-. -At all factories,: Sunday work,'exceed- ;; ing four hottrs.-to bo paid at,overtime :'■ rates (i.e., , time'■'and. a quarter', for first- , ■j four, r hours,'and time find a half there-:. ■'i. after/ , ',. Bathrooms, irithVhot and : : ,n6W

'■it water,: are; to be' supplied at all factories ;*f : where two'or more workers, are employed. .; I , VYouths over.! 16 may, be employed ■at the" ii following'/ weekly^•rate!!:—lß : lo'. 18 ■ years;-, li , £l; .18 -to. 20,:: JBi' 10s. ■-' The' number.'of y.'youths'-must;-not' exceed; '■'one ;, to overj' if -three.adult male, workers other:than 'the , ,';.'-' employer' or manager.'•-.-. Piecework shall ■I; Dot be allowed. ;< ' .•■,'';., i'?. ,I '. ]■'-"- -'Tlie demands,also include a preference■if,;Clause- and a holiday clause.. '■■ :-■ ;,,