Short Strike at Auckland Abattoirs
AUCKLAND, June 4.
A strike of 60 municipal abattoir wo k- - ’ ;s wh-ch bswn yesi°"day. was called' off this morning, following a • uxung of the union and management representatives and t he conciliation commissioner. The men s claim for a minimum weekly wage for “slaughtermen learners was not upheld by the commissioner. The ruling is that learner slaughtermen will be classed as slaugh.ermen, but. be paid a labourer s for approximately 33 hours at 3s 7d hourly? or a weekly wage of .£5 18s for time worked on slaughtering. The union claimed that trainees should work the same hours as slaughtermen and receive a minimum wage of £6 10s. Both- parties have i the right of appeal.
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Grey River Argus, 5 June 1948, Page 5
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