PRINTERS' DISPUTE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 199, 18 May 1920, Page 7

PRINTERS' DISPUTE

• BEFORE THE .CONCILIATION ,:/-.. COUNCIL. ' \- _ The Wellington Letterpress, Printers, Machinists,. Paper Cutter's, and Lithographers' dispnto camo J before the Conciliation .Council yesterday. Tiio Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. W. Nekton) presided, and the assessors in attendancewere: Tor the cinploversMessre. F. Piraui.C. % Earle, and ,1. bainble; for. the employees-Messrs. It. h. Hustler, W:-Simpson,,and .V.-Clifford. ■ l-no umoa demanded that the houreof work be « per week for day-workers, and ■42 for night-workers. In regard to .wages, the men asked for increases which would miing the general rate up to A exclusive of. any cost of living bonus. lhe question of wages was discussed for-the greater part of the day, and-no ■ agreement was arrived at. The contentious point was the oasis on which"the wages should.be fixed. -Before the war the men received .£3 ss. per .week of -18 Inouw, :ond now .ask-a Proportionate inc™s! basis of the £3 ss. wage, while at the same time they are demanding a reduction in the 'hours of work .to 4d, Indications.were not wanting, that the •matter .of conditions would bo' settled •without- .great difficulty once an agreement was arrived nt on the question of wages. . Iba council adjourned till tikis morning, v