MARINE ENGINEERS' AGREEMENT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 46, 18 November 1919, Page 9

MARINE ENGINEERS' AGREEMENT

HSI'OIIE COXCIiJATJON COUNCIL. The Condiinlion Council sal yeslcday morninsr t;. ci.nsii.br the deiuanils of (lie Wellington J)istrict Marine Kngineeiß for increased wng?.s n:ul improvcircniuli-tion.-i. Tho Cfluim:ssi(incr'(Mi-. W. Newton) prt-sined, and lh« were: For the aPDlicant union, 3fr. T. J?. Walkice; for llie tmpioycrs (who are the owners of small coastal vessels), V,r. W. Pryor. Mr. Prvor informed the Commissioner flint. Ihe union's demands (alieady published) were the terms agreed upon l>v the lmrliss. All that 'waii nccosiary, therefore, was to lake stcjs to have tile nsreement rnarie into an award. The clause se'.ling forth the minimum rates of pav is as follows-.—"(a) Tho wnxes lo be paid per calendar month shall be: Chief o:- only enginper, under M-ri.li.D.. JL'26; M) to under -Jfl-ii.h.p., £'2&; 'Ml to. under CO-n.li.p., ,'J23 1C?.; CO to under 83-n.h.p., .£29j SO lo uiioer 10Oii.h.p.. £:U; ICfl lo under JSfl-n.h.p.. ,m. Second engineers—Under SO-n.li.p., .£23; fin to undsr 150-ii.h.p., JC2I. Third cn-ginccM-Under 100-n.h.p., I'2O; 100 to 150n.h.n.. jC2I 10s. "(h) In consetiur-nc" of thn hours worked upon Hie John, Nikau, Kaitca, Storrti, Awahou. and Ivipple, :i bonus of five ner cent. (5 per cent.) in addition tn the aboveinp.ii'ioiied rales of pay shall be naid to engineers on these steamers so long as only two engineers are employed, and' tiiev remain in the trndrs in which they are at present respectively engp.gp'l. "(p) Th» above spalo ('ops not pre-ci-lbe 4he i:uinber of engiuet'i , .; to be carried by nnv steamer. "fd'l with freezers working and running under ISO iiiilcs tn.iiny .il per trio !o e:n:h ppgiiurpr in addition to the nilin.s rates of pay. "fc) Sii-iimers with freezers working and riinuin , .' ovtr 150 miies to pay .i 0 Mr Irin to eiil:li engineer in addition to the ruling rates of p:iy. (f'l A -trin to iMPiin from loading io disp.hiiri'P nf frozen eargo. "(s) Whenever the vessel is engaged nu an I'scnrsion on a Suno.ftv or any public holiday, t-uc'i er.u'inecr <\vA\ be entitled to an esr.-j day's sea pay."