WOOLLEN MILL DISPUTE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2747, 15 April 1916, Page 6

WOOLLEN MILL DISPUTE

« WORK TO START ON MONDAY.,The Wellington Woollen. Mills dispute, was advanced, another stage yes* terday, and' the wheels of the big mill at Petone are to commence revolving again on Monday at 8 a.m.' The terms which have been' accepted by the Mill Employees' Union are stated to he practically; those offered by the company a week ago, after the joint conference of parties, at which the Prime Minister (Right Hon. W. F. Massey) presided. The terms then offered were as follow:— •' •, All malo workers up to and including 48s. per week, and all female workers up to and including 275. 6d. per week, a war bonus of 10 per cent., as from " February 1 last. All male workers above 48s. and female workers above; 275. 6d.,' a war benus of 5 per cent, as from February 1, also a back tonus of 5 per cent, on tho six months' earn* ings (including overtime) ended January 31, 1916. Tile war bonuses are pay, able after each fourth pay-day, and thfl special bonus of 5 per cent, at the close of the .company's financial year. .Any; employee leaving between bonus paydays to receive amount accrued at time of leaving. The only material alteration in the above, it is .stated, are that the women workers receiving 27s< 6d. and _up to 355. are tq receive an increase of 10 per cent, in 1 wages, in. lieu of the 5 per cent, offered* > CERTAIN MATTERS STILL TO BE' ' , DISCUSSED.. | At the conclusion of a meeting of the Petone Woollen Workers' Union, held t last evening, the president. (Mr. A. ( Anderson) and the secretary (Mr. E. Kennedy) stated that a further confen | etico had been held with the mill directors yesterday, at which further ! proposals had been accepted by tlie ' union's representatives. . . r Mr. Kennedy added that a settle* , ment of the trouble was so near that , there was a' probability of a number of the workers returning to the mill on | Monday morning. "However,'! he com eluded, "there are certain matters t «i. 5 put before the union before the condir tions are made public, and the final meeting of workers, in respect to tUg dispute, will he held this afternoon;"-