BAKERS & THE JUDGE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1593, 9 November 1912, Page 6

BAKERS & THE JUDGE.

, Oh— IN DUNEDIN. GO BACK ON NORTH ISLAND' AWARD? (By Trieirsph.-PMrt Aiiool&tlos.) Dunodirt, November 8. When tho Bunedin bakers' and pastrycooks' dispute cainq On fot hearing in the Arbitration Court to-day, Mr, Hnymos, who appeared for tho tmion k asked the Court to direct that a conference should bo hold between tho employers and tho representatives of. tho union. His Honour asked if thoy were not prepared to accept tlte award that had boon made in. Auckland and Wellington. .Mr. Haymes replied that tho dispute was in no way connected with the Auck' land and Wellington disputo, Thoclaims of the local union were not at all on. all . fours with fchoso of- tho northern unions. His Honour: The claims of the Union : ftvo of very small importance. They have nothing, to do with the question, Mr. Haymes remarked that the .dispute had' never been considered or discussed in Dunodin at all. Tie conditions there were vory dftferent front thpso obtaining in the centres nientionod. Be instanced several of the differences. Tho President said that when the Court heard the Auckland disputo, it wo? understood that any award niddo should govern the rest of the Dominion, , MivHnyhies: Our dispute was filed entirely apart from ' any - dispute in .tho north,. Ho was (he continued) certain that an amicablo settlement .could .be arrived at if a. conference were .held. There Were terms,in. the Auckland award which wcro Objected to by both employers and workers—in Dunedin especially. ■ • His Honour: It is practically a Dominion aivard, in substance, if not in name. We think it ought to be accepted without further talk. .Legislation (continued the. President, of the Court) was in' snob. a : muddled condition that it Was- impossible to apply for a' Dominion award except practically .where there were only' two parties to the dispute. It was understood that the .hearing-in Auckland was to settle things for the; whole dominion. Mr. Haymes: We are quite willing to confer. His Honour; IWb'at do you w&nt to confer .about? , Mr. Ltturenson: There are certain things that do not suit i>lt:her y side. His Honour: A workers' union says that it wants uniformity, and the employers W'ant uniformity, and, when they get the opportunity for it, they do-not Want it. : It seems to me absurd; After general conditions are fixed, you Want 0, local variation. The position is this: Do you-.want' an '. award similar to that made in.Wellington and Auckland? .. Mr. Haymes: No. His Honour: Then - apply to have it. stand over till next year; It is one thing or the award similar to Wellington or 'Auckland or stand over, till' next year. If on have your choice. Mr. Haymes: Does that mean that w& can go to the Conciliation, Council again? Hie Honour: No, you can have as~many ; conferences. as you ■ like till' February or March, and then, if you make any variation, the Gouit Will consider whether, it will adopt them or mako an, award, the same as in other centres. Mr. Haynies again pressed tile need of a, conference.. , Hi's Honour: It is. a. most improper attempt, to go: back. .on. what was really an understanding; betw.ee.n-the employers and worker's. The Dunedin employers wore represented. at the '.hearing .in Auckland, and it Was.understood that thai hearing was the final hearing.. You will'.be.'wise if you apply for an award now.' . Mr. Haynies asked the: Court.to allpw him an"hour or two in order to .confer with his union. ■ The matter: was accordingly deferred till the afternoon. At 4 2 p.m. Mr. H&ymes'said, that, 'since retiring, they had held a conference, and decided to . accept the Auckland - aWard, They Would like that bread bakers should he allowed to start work, at 3 o'clock On Wednesday morning, .which was the halfholiday.. . Both s'i4?s'..would have liked.to, niake the,'pastry «$Ks' .holiday a little different: from' What was'.''fixed.-.Under the; award at ' Auckland. The pastrycooks' holidays ran the same as those of the bread bakers, whereas both employers and Workers in Dunedin -would like thatpastrycooks should have New Year's ; Day, Good Friday, Christmas-Day, and Labour, Day, and six days' holiday on "full.pay. in lieu, of other'general ' ;: holidays, .when they would! Work or ordinary- pay ■ instead of receiving time and.a half-. They would also liko the retention, of a tribunal to: fix underrate workers' permits. His Honour.said that the Court would consider, the matters ..suggested.