THE DRIVERS'DISPUTE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2934, 21 November 1916, Page 6

THE DRIVERS'DISPUTE

"Federation of labour resolution. . By Telegraph—Press Association. . Christohurchj November 20 ' •; 1 - : At' a meeting of the National Execu- • tive of tie United Federation of Labour, held this evening, the follow- !■,. ing resolution was passed:—"That tho !■! : United Federation of Labour Laving reroived _ the award of the Arbitration Court in the case of the drivers of the . Dominion, consider that tho Court has ;■ lamentably failod to give the drivers a fair., deal.: This, taken in conjunc- : tion with the Court's refusal to ratify r : |the recommendation of the Conciliation ~ ..Council in the Masterton Painters' case, where the parties agreed to Is. 6d. per hour, which the Court arbitrarily reduced to Is. 4}d., compels ills to conclude that the majority of 'the Court are more concerned in, np•jholding the. wishes of the Employers' ; than in meting out justice. iTho federation, recognising that many 'employers of New Zealand admit | /readily that £2 12s. for 52 hours'work J ...J weekly* is not sufficient remuneration j: ior more than starvation wages, sugj jgests that all such employers use their s„.: .influence to ensure that the conference : -proposed by the Drivers' Federation ; 'eventuates with a. view to an amicable : ;■ ian<l speedy settlement." 'ATTITUDE OF NAPIER DRIVERS. . By Telegraph—Press Association. Napier, November i ■■■, 'Alio. Napier Drivers' Union has • V [unanimously the following re-' ; -solution:—"That this union will stand K : |.bj.,.;the;_ Auckland, and Wellington , [drivers in Whatever action they decide on in protest against the treat--I'iment meted out by the Arbitration ,'Court in its new award to the drivers : ; of the Dominion." , POSITION IN CHRIST.CHURCH. By Telegraph—Prt-uj Assneitlioa. Christcliurch, November 20. Mr. Hiram Hunter, secretary of the i . 'Canterbury Drivers' Union, left for ' ;Wellington this evening in response to ■' •' ia telegram he received to-day from Mr. ; 'Parlane, secretary of the Wellington v 'Drivers' Union. Mr. Hunter says that ■ .. no further steps will be taken in'Christclmrchjjby the drivers until after the ' • Wellington Conference. EMPLOi'ERS M£ET TO P/1". : . - There were no greas developments u.jyesfcerday. in tho <li«?ute. between tlio • vidrivers and their employers, The em-'■-.iployers will meet m conference to ouy, ( and it is understood'that some at least ;o£ the chief officials of drivers' unions ■ 'in other centres will be in 'Vellintton to-day.