NO AGREEMENT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 17, 4 February 1937, Page 5

NO AGREEMENT

Builders' and Contractors' Labourers COURT TO DECIDE WAGES Since no agreemeut was arrived at iii coficiliation as the basis of an award for builders' and contractors' labourer? for Hawke's Bay, mUtters outstanding. UOtably wages and holidays, will notv go before the Arbitration Court for deeision. Mr M. J, Reardon, Conciliation Commissioner, presided over yesterday 's discussions. The "Herald-Tribune" was informeci to-day that, although quxte a number of minor machinery clauses were agreed to with slxght amendment, no agre? ifaent Was come to on the major issue." jf wages and holidays, the fepreseata' tivOs of the Employefs' Federation noi being prepared to make a highef offer than 2/1 an hour, which, to a lax'g. number of the employees, repreSerlted r reduction of ld on the present rates. As the Hawke's Bay award is the first to be discussed, and as this distriet is a minor one industrially, it is readily understood that the employers ' representatives were not prepafed to set a etandard whicb would probably be accepted as a basis in othef districts in which there is much greater industriaJ activity. The employees concemed will continue to work under the present award until a new award is made by tho Arbitration Court.