DAIRY WORKERS' DEMANDS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2702, 23 February 1916, Page 8

DAIRY WORKERS' DEMANDS

! • . .AN AGREEMENT RBAGHED. I' .. By Tcftgraph.—(Special Correspondent.) Masterton, February 22. A conference was held .hero to-day beI tween Teprcsentatives,of..dairy factories in t-lie • Wellington - Industrial District . and-representative's, of romployecs of fac- ' torie's, relativic'ttt 'the '.cleiilands made. by the - latter 'for'. .increased .wages, better i accommodation, hours, of labour, etc. : Mr. A. M'Farlaue (of Pahiatua) presid- ;. ed. ' :: ■ After some discussion; a compromise was arrived ,»t, which was contained in ; an agreement-binding on -the parties for ■ a periM''Of 't\M:.yeais;'.-The agreement provides fof'different payments in largo . and small" cheese/factories, and for a scale''of, payments to assistants; holidays are provided-for, and accommodation'for workers is to tho satis- ■ faction: of the .Health./ Department, and no discriminating is;to bo made. We have: heen.'-asKed-.to state owing '.to a', cleirical,.:.errpr : . thirty-three, Lincoln ; flock'.rams' sold by Sir; Walter Buchanan =• ..'at the'''recent:'Masterton ; -ram fair were :reported.as averaging 6|- guineas, whereas the'~cdrr<iot, averages, should "have been shown; as 9J guineas.