WATERSIDE WORKERS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2693, 12 February 1916, Page 7

WATERSIDE WORKERS

INCREASE IN WAGES

EXISTING AWARD ALTERED

An agreement/ has been reached between iiio Waterside Workers' Union ana the employers, as tlio result of the recent coiuuiciieefc, by wmcli tno existing arbitration awaru is amended, and aueieu, and-tlie workers securo an increase in wages. Tuo lollowjng is tne lest of the new agreomeiit:— • j.'iiG xollOH'ing sJiau oc wie rufes of pay per Dour lor wo work heroin specified: ' . Overawe. Ordinary lo in p.m. to tune. 10 p.m. iia.ni. » 0.(1. 6. u. ij, u. Stevedore and general cargo wurs, including liuicau'i cement in casks ... 1 8 2 G 2 9 Handling coal I u '/ « 10 ii'iiiii'iiiig coal— iu lercigu aSips... 1 11 2 .9 3 0 Un lntcrcoiumal and coasuii steamers ........ 1 11 3 0 3 3 Men emnloyed in carrjini- cuai 2 3 3 4 3 g ltepau- work (including work iii the interior,. whe-' tiicr at wuarves or Patent Klip) 1 7 2 5 2 8 Similar work on bal-Jasi-ianks, peaks, . t bilges, chain lockcrs, and under the boilers 1 7 2 5 2 S Handling frozen meat on board snip 2 0 3 1 a .v Haiidliug frozen meat in cool chambers. (Leading hands to receive 3d. per-hour extra day or night) 18 2 6 2 9 opccial cargoes iu bulk, superphos- . phatcs, clc 2 1 2 11 33 Special cargoes in r 110 "8 8 2 11 ,1/xpiosives 110 j j a u C'oiiHj in bulk '(to be paid only where ■ digging in is r«./Lmrcdj 111/.2 9 3 0 Kerosene, naptha, benzine and motor spirits in oversea ships which are loaded with oils ° n 'y 2 0 2 10 3 1 .Kerosene, naptha," benzine and motor spirits as part general cargoes. (A. vessel with 65 per • cent, of oil shall be considered an oil ship; . no 2 8 2 11 Harbour Board' cranemen (but when working ker6senc, to be paid 3d. or 4d. . per hour extra aecord--1 ing to the class of cargo) 19 30 3 0 Shovelling hot coal: 1 i.e., coal exceeding a remperaturo of degrees 2 0 2 10 3 1 Clause 17 (a} of tho Wellington agreement shall be varied by adding a proviso that five men shall bo engaged shovellmgin the hold in the case of ecreen'cd New Zealand coal, except in the case . of steamers of 250 tons net register and under. Glauses 26 and 28 of the Wellington agreement shall, be deleted. _ It is agreed that the following additional clauses shall he inserted in each and every agreement or award referred to 111 Clause 1 of the schedule hereto: _ (a) (1) If special overtime (i.e., overtime between 10 p:m.'and 8 a.m.) is required, the employer shall notify the union of the fact, and the union will similarly notify the men by posting a notice at the place of engagement, . stating tile • boats requiring to work such special overtime. Provided that the posting of such notice shall not necessarily oblige a man to work such special overtime if he has already beco\ at work continuously for a period of fourteen hours or more, inclusive of meal hours; or if such worker is employed ,all night, he shall not, if other labour is available, he called upon to again work until after an interval of ten hours. 1, Tho. union at all times shall do all that is reasonably possible to secure that any member thereof without work will accept any work offered to him which is of the kind usually taken by such worker, and- that every member thereof shall carry out his obligations to the employer. / (2) In the case of ships finishing, men who have commenced work at 8 a.m. or later shall, if required, work 011 until midnight. (3) Ifi a ship is intended to work all night, and men are engaged to commence work at 10 p.m. or later, such men shall be paid a minimum of six hours' pay, even if the job does not occupy that time. - (4) If men are ordered down for a midnight start, and the ship does not arrive and'the men are discharged, tliey , shall leceivo a minimum of four hours' pay., Clause (a) shall not apply to bar harbours (at which ports work shall be carried on as required by the employer), and 6hall not apply— . (1) In the. case of vessels loading or discharging in a roadstead. (2) Cargo being landed on a wharf from a vessel in a roadstead. (3) To cargo heing landed at a wharf for a vessel in a roadstead. (4) To vessels of 250 tons net regis- , ter and under at Napier and Gisborne. I (b) Notwithstanding anything to the . contrary contained 111 the principal . agreement or award, if men are called . upon 1 to commence work at 7 a.m. 011 , Monday mornings, they shall be paid at I double ordinary rates for the breakfast > hour from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. (c) Iu each and every agreement cr award referred to in Clause, 1 of the schedule Jieroto, the following preftrt once clause shall, as from tho respective dates of expiry originally fixed by ti;ch , agreements or awards, be substituted for 3 the preference' clauses now respectively . contained in tho said agreements or . awards:— "If and so long as the rules of the h union shall permit any person of good 6 character and 6ober habits to become a I, member of such union on payment of an d entrance fee not exceeding os., upon his written or verbal application to tho sec1. retary, without ballot >..t other ekd-ten, L . and so to continue upon payment of subsequent contributions not exceeding n ono shilling per week, then and in stieli L . caso and thereafter the employers sl-ail >. employ members of tho union in prefer- .) once to non-members, provided that thero are members of tho union availIt able equally qualified with non-mcmbon 2. to perioral tho particular work required ; to be done, and ready and willing t<! undertako it. Provided that a man to shall become eligible for employment af ■ ■ ''i B ii ? a mcm ' )er . () f tho union if be shall bona fklo give notice in writing r . to the secretary of tho union of 'his de a siro to join the union, and sfiall pay 01 'h deposit with such liotico a sum not exto* ceening 5s. n lc Employers in employing labour filial g . not discriminate against members of tin s- union, and shall not, in tho engagement cr °}' dismissal of men or in tlio conduct ol j s their business do anything for the purit P 0 ?? of injuring tho union directly 01 e indirectly. 10 M'hen members of the union and noiih- members attemployed . together then a shall be r.o distinction between member* ,] 0 and non-members, and both shall worl in together in harmony, and 5-hall rcceiv< %( j equal pay for equal work, | v (d) The essence of this agreenicnl 1S j ueing that tho work of the employer! ebalj alwayn procod in tho vU&tomar? and wxaii apt ifl any' accouir

whatsoever be impeded, it is agreed that it any dispute or difference siiall arise between the parties bound by tliis agreement or any of them whether as to its construction or meaning or as to any other matte-' whatever arising out of or connected therewith, every sucli dispute or diifer.enco as the same shall arise shall be referred ,to a committee (to bo composed of thrco representatives of the union at the port concerned and three representatives of tlie employers) for their decision. Ilio decision of the majority of the committee shall bo binding, anil if no decision is arrived at the committee shall submit the point in dispute to 6| >me independent person, to be chosen by it; and if his decision is not acceptable to both parties then the matter shall be referred to the New Zealand Waterside Workers' Federation biid the employer or. employers 'concerned, and if they are unable to arrive at a decision, either party may appeal to the Court of Arbitration upon giving written uotico of such appeal to "the other party within fourteen days after the matter in dispute has been so referred to the New Zealand Watersido Workers' Federation and the employer or employers concerned. The above-mentioned local committees shall also deal with the various matters referred to them by this agreement. The following matters are -referred to local committees to be dealt with:— To the Wellington Committee: The matter of travelling for Slip workers employed at the workshops, Dvans Bay. (e) The temperature at which coal shall bo considered "hot'' shall be fixed within seven days from the date hereof. (f) The rates fixed by the agreement are' standard rates for the various classes of work specified. (g) Cham slings sha'l be used when discharging and loading lime and cement ill bags. It is a condition of this agreement that an industrial agreement between the Now Zealand Waterside Workers' Federation aiid the respective unions, parties liereto of the one part, and the employers of the othor part, shall be duly executed by all the parties hereto and filed -with the Clerk of Awards in. Wellington--within thirty days from the date hereof. » This agreement shall como into force from the seventh day of February, 1916, and shall continue in forcc until the , thirty-first day of December, 1016. (