CONCILIATION

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 17 June 1914, Page 9

CONCILIATION

CANTERBURY BRICKLAYERS. (By Telegraph.—rrces Association.) Chrlstcliuroh, Juno 16. 10-day tho Conciliation Council considered a dispute between the New Zealand Federated Bricklayers' ' Industrial Association and tho Canterbury Builders' and Contactors' Association and others. Tho Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. J. A. Triggs) presided. It was decided to alter tho clause dealing v.-ith tho payment of wiigcs iu'respect to bakers' ovens, to read: "All repairs to bakers' ovens, retorts, and furnaces in constant use, and old work inside samo do no during ordinary working hours, shall bo paid for at double time." In respect to sub-contracting on piecework, it was agreed that sub-contractors should bo brought under the provisions of the award, Piecework was'defined as being "work let or taken" (labour only). It was decided that the employers should make deductions from tho wages of apprentices who lost time through tlioir own fault or sickness, and that such timo should bo made up before the apprentice should bo considered as entered'upon his next year of apprenticeship; also that the term of apprenticeship should bo lengthened by tlui amount of time lost, lie wages, the unions' demand was for the. payment of Is. 9d. per ■ hour, and the employers' counter proposal wis Is. 7d. per hour. Mr. Maynard (for . the employers) said that the employers could riot givo more than Is. 7d. per hour. ■ Mr. Hanton (for the union) said that no doubt the employers had come to the council with a definite decision, but he hoped that tho matter could be settled in a conciliatory manner. They wero prepared .to ask employers if they would accept a rate of Is. Sd. per hour. The eriiployers' assessors intimated that the offer could not be accepted. '. Mr. Hanton then asked if tho employers would give Is* 7jd. ,per hour. The Commissioner: .1 think it is only a fair, demand. Other trades, have-all beou given increases lately, and it is only_ right that tho bricklayers . should be given the lid. rise that they ask for.,

The employers' assessors then withdrew to discuss the offer, and after resuming-' the Corariiissioner said that the employers' assessors wanted time to consider the offer more- fully.' There was no need for the council' to meet again, so that, if the employers agreed to the increase in the union could lie notified. If. however, only n partial agreement could be made,' the whole of the wages would be referred to the Arbitration Court.

All the clauses, relating to apprentices', to preference, and the employment book were, agreed to.