WATERSIDE WORKERS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2367, 7 December 1908, Page 5

WATERSIDE WORKERS.

AN AGREEMENT AT DUNEDIN

[Press Association.]

DUNEDIN, Dec. 6

An agreement has been arrived at in the dispute between the Duuaiin Waterside Industrial Union of Workers and the various shipping companies carrving on business in Dunedin. The agreement has been filed with the Clerk of Awards, and will be made an award of the Court. Wages are fixed as follows'N (a) Handling cargo, stevedore and general cargo work, including stackers and loaders, ordinary time Is 3d, overtime 2s. These rates do not taplv— to work done in freezing chambers', (b) Handling coal or coke-in bulk, men employed as winch men, bullropemen, tappers, men shoveling in holds of ships or in hulks or^truc-ks, men employed m shifting hulks, or in rigging gear or tramways, and all other work in connection‘'■with rigging gear for coal or coke cargoes.' ordinary time Is Cd. overtime 2s. Men employed as plankmen. ordinary time Is tkl, overtime 2s. ‘Men employed in trimming or carrying, ordinary time Is Gd. overtime 2s 3d per hour, (c) Handling frozen meat, carrying and stowing work in freezing chambers aboard ship, ordinary time Is Gel, overtime 2s Gd : on wharf, ordinary time Is Gel, overtime 2s : in cool chambers, ordmarv time Is 3d, overtime 2s per hour, (dp Guano workers in bulk, ordinary time Is Gd, overtime 2s. (e) Casual night watchmen, 10s per night.