SLAUGHTERMEN'S

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1712, 1 April 1913, Page 5

SLAUGHTERMEN'S

4 : — ; ■_ THE CONFLICTING UNIONS. A CITATION & AN AGREEMENT, > Tho frozen meat companion in. llio Vi"e!« linglon district were cited yesterday; ' morning by tho old union of slaughter-' men to appear before the Conciliation • Commissioner on April 7.. It will bo interesting to note Mat the result of tho conciliation proceedings will be. 'J'lia new union,, the members of which aro tlio men employed to tako tlio plnces of, , tho strikers, have already signed up mi • agreement with the' companies, which agreement lias been duly registered, 'l'lio law does not prevent any award being made supplementary to an industrial agreement, however, and there is|still tlio possibility, how remote or otherwise will remain to bo seen, that'the Court will mnko on award. 1W tho present tho companies have nd) other courso but to ; appoint assessors to represent 1 them on tho Conciliation Council, but, it seems very probable that., pilose ' delegates will simply refuse to consider the oldWinion's demands, in view of tho fact tliht they, have-Already nu agreement with the mcu • working for them.

\ THE! AGREEMENT. BETWEEN COMPANIES A.ND NEW UNION. ' The agreement signed on Saturday last. 1 between tho Gear Meat Company and tho Wellington Meat Export Company (eiu- ■ plovers) and the Nguliauranga luid. Pctoiio - Slaughtermen's Union (employees) is to come into forco as from March 27, and is.' : to remain>-in>operation for three years.. Briefly tho terms of tho agreement aro:—; Hours of Work. Tho ordinary hours of . work shall bo .; between 7 a.m. .and 5 p.m.,, and 011 ordinary days work shall not exceed eight 1 hours. Ordinary Saturday work 6hall not - exceed four hours. • .v\ Intervals for meals shall bo as at- pre? •; ' sent, unless otherwise mutually Arranged. 1 Rates of Pay. j' ■ 'il | The rates of pay will bo as) follow!— *..J Freozing sheep and lambs, J6l 7s. Gd. per . - j 100) rams other than lambs, sd.;])er head j j,-J lambs requiring back sets, sd. jper head; . .' dead sheop ana lambs, Is. per licad j cattle, 2s. per head; dead cattle, ss. per head; pigs up to 1201b., Is. pcrjhead; pigs over 1201b., Ls. Gd. ,por head ; calves up to , 1301b., Is. head; calves over 1301b., Is. Gd. head; potter.6heep, .El per 100.j . • 1 A; •The .wages shall bo paid'.weekly or fort- } nightly, according to'tho practice in par- ; . ticular 6hed3. ■ i

Waiting Time and Other Matters. Slaughtermen shall wait 15 ininute.l ill''.; the ovont of a cut-out, but after that tinio ■> they shall' bo pai<l at tho rate of 2s. per> hour for all time so, occupied. In defining slaughtermen's work, > tho agreement states that all butcliering is bo be dono to tho satisfactioni of .tho foreman butcher, and that tho killing pace is to bo peculated by tho employers. Penalty is provided against damage to skins ana carcasses by employees'. . About Learners. - [ Learners' hooks shall bo kept ceporato j as far as'reasonably practicable from tlic' ' hooks provided for slaughtenhon. < i There 1 shall not bo more than ono " '. learner to every six 'slaughtermen or ■ fraction of tho first six. Each employer shall bo entitled to have one learner iu each beef slaughterhouse, and > such. i learner may bo taken' off tho mutton:'. :V board. ' ; . • Employers may engage competent w»fci% ; ers to teach learners.' 1 ' . • '• Preference to unionists elioll apply 'to. learmo. Learners shall bo paid tho full rales when deemed by tlio foreman butcher to ,i be competent slaughtermen. In Iho event . of a learner being employed in tlio b'pefhouse, tho employers shall pay half and tho slaughtermen the other half of his wages.' ' : 'r Holiday? and ..Overtime, Not mora tiaai two men shall bo eilloxr* ed to Work in any ono pen. , ,'i ; : The following.holidays shall bo observe ' ■ ed:—Now Year's Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, King's Birthday,: Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour; Day, and ' '« two other days, to bo arranged, to- nieet./r ; requirements. • . ' .v. ,fi ' Work i dono on Good Friday, ChiJstmas ; f; Day, 1 and Snndays shall bo paid tor- at doublo rates, and on, any of the other;,': i days mentioned at rati) and a half. Ord-: . inary overtime shall'",)p paid-for at tbe ; rato of time ahd a quarter ; and not more. "; ' I S than ono hour's overtimoaier d&y shall, be I ,i| worked except on . feturdiays, when four ' " extra hours shall be work&l if'required, and on that day all work 6'ha.l 1 oeaso not . ' later than 1 p.m. ' : -' ■ For Cutting Out, , Preference shall bo giVen mem&oni;; of tho union. V The conditions iri respect to .drtesinS'', end dining rooms.now in. existence Bhall continue. . : J ' hi order to cut 'out any mob wliiolii may bo on liaild at knock-p£f time, workers . Shall, if requited;' leach slaughter y.pV;' ;\ to threo sheep or lambs par man at ordih-':.'.; ory rates. ; .' v ■