CONCILIATION COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2432, 10 April 1915, Page 4

CONCILIATION COUNCIL

BUILDERS' LABOURERS. Tlio Conciliation Council met yesterday morning to reconsider the Building Trades Labourers' dispute. Mr. P. Bally, Conciliation Commissioner, presided, and Mr. W. A. W. Gronfell appeared as agent for the employers. The assessors were: For the employers, Messrs. A. Wilson, W. L. Thompson, and W. H. Bennett; for the union, Messrs. E. Kennedy, J. Kennedy, and G. Weller. . . The recommendation sent forward by the Conciliation Council previously left unsettled tho points of wages and preference to unionists. The union asked tor pay at the rate of Is. 4d. per hour, and that six hours should constitute a day's work in wet places or foul air. The. recommendation differed from the existing award only in that it contained a clause legarding special allowancos for country work. After sitting until 1 p.m., the parties were unable to come to any agreement, and both matters will be referred to tho Arbitration Court. THE DRAPERS' DISPUTE. I'pforo the Conciliation Council appointed for the purposo, the drapers' assistants' dispute was considered yesterday afternoon. Tho Commissioner (Mr. T. Hall.y) presided, and the assessors were: For the union, Messrs. A. W. Croskery, A. J. Humphries, and Charles Barker; for the employers', Messrs. T. Bush, W. Sim, imd F. J Caterer. It appeared that several meetings of the parties liad taken place, but no agreement had beeu reached, as the employers refused to concede the preference clause asked for by the union—a clause similar to that in the Wanganui Award. After some discussion yesterday, it was decided that it would he as well to have the questions referred to the employers again. If the employers give way on tlio preference clause, it is understood that the union will seek no concessions other than thoso informally agreed upon