TRAMWAY TROUBLE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 185, 1 May 1920, Page 6

TRAMWAY TROUBLE

AGREEMENT NOT DEFINITELY FIXED more Conferences. YESTERDAY There were further conferences yesterday between the tramways manager, Mr. W. 11, Morton, and' Mr." M. Cable, traflic manager and engineer, and the Trainways Employees' Union's -representatives in connection with detailsff the - proposed new agreement, about to be coneluded. Yesterday afternoon's discussion it is understood, turned'on conditions, etc., concerning the power-house employees, but up to a.lcte lwur hist night tlw Mayor (Mr. ,T. P. Luke) Jjad no illformation as to the terms of the agreement having been definitely agreed to. In giving some of the-.details of the settlement at the council meeting 011 Thursday evening, the Mayor (Mv, J. P. Luke) stated that points in the new agreement included a settlement of the meal relief question, ami it had been agreed to give the men twelve working days as holidays in the year; overtime to be paid after eight hours at time and a hli'.f; tjie increased wages 1 to be on ordinary time, and not on overtime,' the agreement with the power-house men not to be affected, because their agreement has some time to run. The' agreement wjiis'to-be one year from January 1 last, but the men- would have tile right to nsk for a review after six months, should the cost of living increase. Men re<(uired to work seven days in any one week would lie paid double rales for the. seventh day.

The new agreement is; going to cost 4 the city a very considerable amount of money, and it lias already been' mooted in some quarters that either. the laijis wili have to be raised or sections' shoFteiiti'.l to-mist the added expenditure the increased wages bill entails.