TRAMWAY WORKERS.

Dominion, Issue 1337, 15 January 1912, Page 3

TRAMWAY WORKERS.

THE DUNEDIN AGREEMENT. The following aro the principal clauses in the agreement arrived at by the J)miodiu City Council and its tramway employees :— Wages.—The following; shall be (ho minimum ride of wages:—Motormen: Under one year's service, !s. (13d. pel' hour; over ono mid under two years, 1:-'. l}d.; over two and under three years, Is. ijd.j over three years' service, Is. 2id. Conductors: Under one year's service, Is.; over ono year's service Is. ('3d. In the event of an employee resinging or twins dismissed from the service and bring reinstated at a later date, his length of serrici shall bo computed from the dale of his iast engagement. Car equipment adjusters and examiners, Ls. ISd. per hour; linesmen, Is. Ltd.; tower wagon drivers, ls. lid.; linesmen's labourers, Is.; permanent way repairs; Is.; general labourers, Is; pitmen, Is.; ear cleaners, Is.; track cleaners, ls. It being agreed that if labourers iu any other branch of tho corporation receive an increase, the sanio increase to bo given to men employed in the permanent way work of tho .'Tramways Department. All men on regular night shift to bo paid Jd. per hour extra. Motornicn and conductors manning specials after 12 midnight to bo paid at double time ratos, and to b3 allowed Is. extra in lieu of a meal. The rates of pay for ordinary time of all tramway employees not including "G" tables) shall average by tho operating award in regard to their respective trades or employments. Hours of Work.—Tho following shall be tho hours of work on the six week days:—<a) Tho hours of work for motormen and conductors on regular shifts excluding "G' tables) shall average eight hours per day, and the employer shall have the right to call upon any omployeo to work nine hours, paying for the time so worked at ordinary rates. Men not to bo signed off for less than ono hour, (b) Sundays: Motormen and conductors to bo paid double time rates for all time, worked before 1 p.m.onSundavs, and at timo and a half rates for all time worked attcr 1 p.m. on Sundays. All men called to report for duty on Sundays to be booked up for not less than two hours. Forty-four regular shifts to get every alternate Sunday off. (c) Christmas Day and Good Friday: All time Y orke , d <? n , Christmas Day and Good Fri- • ?, y ?. , ' x for at double tim <> rates. W Motormen and conductors shall be paid whilst waiting at sports, races, and other public amusements, unless signed oh at depot, and they shall not be signed oft tor less than one hour. Jtotormen and conductors booked up on late specials to go out after 9 p.m. shall he paid a minimum of one hour for such work. All slutts (except "G" tables) to bo completed m 12 hours, except Saturday; Saturday, 13 hours. Under exceptional circumstances the manager to have the ri«ht to work- men over these hours, the timo so worked to bo paid for at overtime rates.

Ovcrtime.-Tho following shall be the rales of overtime paid to tho several classes of employees:-(a) All time worked beyond nine hours on any week dav shall bo paid for at time and a-half rates. W) lermanenl; way men called out for night work shall be hooked up for a minimum of one hour. All call-back work done outside regular roster duty to bo paid for at time and a-half .rates. •travelling.—All employees included in this agreement shall bo provided with passes to travel free to and from dutv .Signing On and Off.-Motormen shall sign on eight minutes previous to takin." on (heir cars, and shall be allowed seven minutes after finishing work. Said men, on broken shifts and call-back dutv, shall bo allowed five minutes each time for signing on or off interniediatu shifts, and seven minutes after signing oh" for the «»}• I lie above does not applv to signing on or off for meal reliefs.' Conductors shall sign, on 10 minutes previous to taking on their cars and shall be allowed seven rmiuitcs when paying in box. Sad men on broken shifts and call-back duty, shall b c allowed five minutes each «!.";« f0 M„ sl R tl , ln " °" or oh" intermediate shuts. Hie above does: rot applv to signing on or off for meal relief* jMidays.-Motormen o.nd conductors, niter 12 months continuous service, shall receive the following holidavs on full ordinary pay:-Under three years' service, S consecutive days; over three and under fiic 9 consecutive days; over five and under seven, 10 consecutive davs; 0 " C r r Cn '.m C ' IL> <™**uH'vc davs. Jteal Keliefs.-Thc manager shall a,., rango meal, reliefs as asked for by to union provmed such mral reliefs do not en ail additional expense or interfere with the working of tho service, the time of such relicts to bo deducted in the computation of the men's time. Permanent way men not. to bo worked more th", five hours without having at least 30 minutes meal relief. Clothing.—All employees roouirinir fn rr^oPcost 1 Shall