RAILWAYMEN'S PAY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2720, 15 March 1916, Page 6

RAILWAYMEN'S PAY

'A.S.R S EXECUTIVE AND PRIME ■ MINISTER,

The letter'forwarded by the Prime ; Minister to . the Amalgamated Society ! of Railway Servants regarding its demand fori an extra, Is. per day in. . wages .for the men of the second diviision—Mr. Massey asks for a postponea nient of the matter until the end of

: . April—was considered by' the .'executive \( of the society yesterday, and will be i- v further considered to-day.' i ' The society still hopes that the Gon-. eminent will see its ivay to accede to. iwhat they regard as a modest and longK deferred request." . "

, MEETING; AT PETONE. : < ■ !A mass 'meeting of the Petone WorkI Bhops employees was- held 1 'at--. Peton? ;; yesterday, to 'consider the Prime Minis- ; ter's reply to the men's request for an ' increase- of Is. a day. Tho official re- * -.port states that the meeting unanimously ly. considered the reply was unsatisfac- ■ t-ory, and the following resolution was .passed:— . ' , .....

"That we enter a strong protest at • the. Prime Minister's attempt to further : ■ postpone the question of such increase . lor a term .of two. months, in view'Sf i i.the statement ) made by him that the ; country is in a very prosperous condi- . tion. As the cost of living is increasing every week, we tirge all the 'railwaymen v to deputationise members of Parliament : in their districts to immediately urge / on tho Prime.Minister to give effeot to ■ our request!" . ' , / " Another resolution passed' was: "That'this l meeting take steps-to call . tapon all- -railway employees throughout ; hew Zealand to hold ,'stop-work meot- ; ings at an early .date to protest against - tho Prime minister's action." AT ADDINGTON WORKSHOPS. ;\ \y . By.Telegraph—Press,.Association. '. ' .Christchuroh, March 14. :, Mr. M'Combs,; M.P., addressed a jirge- meeting of men at Addington Workshop's' at the luncheon hour to-v.-',lay.! The following motion was carried imid possibilities, of : : ycluntary 'enlistment .will' not be ex- • imißted till tho' Government calls 'upon ;the country'to .'share"in tho. sacrifice of. the soldier by.guaranteeing adequate • ropealmg-tho .pauperisation' - clause-"in;, the War. Pensions Act. which' re.fers ta-the Pensions:. Boar- the matj ter of taking income into consideration, '. by paying' soldiers ,not less per' man •.- than the trade union rate, and by imposing taxation to f meat the . increased cost, thereby 'making the movement"a - national- one in men and ; money and : ■ equality in saorifice."''-'