NEW DEMANDS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2165, 2 June 1914, Page 6

NEW DEMANDS.

FOR COOKS & STEWARDS INCREASED WAGES , A new set. of demands was yesterday filed li,v the; Federated Cooks' and Stewards' Union of New iieal/md, in view of the expiration of tho Arbitration Court award oit June 28. In the. new demands, which come before tho Conciliation Council on Thursday stowing. a clause is included askkig for pre* fei-'imca to those m-eiiibers of the union who are aot more than threo months in arrears in their contributions. The demands shew an increase, in wages mi tlio present -ward, based generally on. the "increases granted in other departments. The dispute is solely between the 11-111011 and the Union -Steam Ship Company, as another award, which it is intended to renew later, covers tiro smaller owners... A Dominion award is wanted. Wages constitute tho most important part of the.demands, and the following rates are asked for;-—•-Galley Workers. —Vancouver and I 'Frisco Service.: Chefs, £18 per month; i second cooks, £11; extra- second cooks, I £9; third, cooks, £S; extra third cooks, £7 10s.;' -scullerymen, &7 j baker, £-12 10s.; second baker, £9 10s.; third ! baker, £7: butcher, £10; second kit-clier, £'7 10s.; third butcher, £7; steerage cook, £10; second steerage cook, £8; third steerage cook, £7; eftsw cooks £9; assistant crew cook, £7. Inte'coloirial and Majids.—Choi'.s, £18 per month; second cooks, £10 "10-s.; extra'* second cooks, £S; third cooks, £7 10s.; extra third cooks, £7 10s,; ■scullery Won. £7; bate, £l 2; second baker, £7; butcher, £10: assistant butcher, £7; crew eook, £9; assistant crew cook, £7. Home Trade. —Clscfs, £15 per month; second cooks, f-10; third cooks, £7 10s.; scuUflrymen, 57; bnteher," £10; baker, £12; crow <mok, £9, .. Oolliens.—Oiitef Cook, £12 per month: others, £8, The rates nndar the existing award are Chief cook {iiitereolenial steamers), £14: chief cook (steamers other than jotereolonial), £13; second ■ cook, £8; ] third cotlk, £G; ship's cook, £7 10$.; [ seulleryman, £5; baker, £10; butcher, <a Cargo steamers —Chief cook, £10; i assistant cook, £i\ assistant steward, i- m. j Stewards.—Second steward, £10 per ! month; stewards in charge second j sai-loon, three classes, £9 10s.; fore 1 cabin steward, £9; pantryman, £8 3:05.; j linenlieeper, £8 l'Os.; stead waiter, £8 1 10s,: stofekeepfrf, £S 10s.; ftrsi-elass I assistant stewards, employed as bed- | room stewards, saloon waiter, printers, and buglers, employed iis either saloon where only three classes-are carried, or in the first saloon where only two classes are carried, .28; night watchman, £8; other workers not classified. £7; cadets, _ £2 10«. Is.av.es rulnifr at present ar.": —Passengor stftaißCrs—Second steward, £7; first-class ass-ktiiiit steward? employed either as bedroom stewards, taloon waners, printer*, or buglers, if acting as either bedroom steward m salooii waiter, £5 10s.; fwMnhiri steward. £5; secoiid-cliiss assktriiit- stcwrtixis ijitiployed either as bathroom, mess-room, assistant forecafciu stewards, boots, main-deck steward, assistant pantryman, or night* watchman, £-1; cadet, £1 10s.; pantryman; £6.