RAILWAY DEMANDS
fPER PURRS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.] AN ASHBURTON PROTEST. ASHBURTON, March 6. At a stop-work meeting of all local railway servants to-day it was unanimously decided to support the executive in any action taken, whether to “ goslow ” or strike, regarding the latest wage offer, which is condemned as being inadequate and specially unjust to single then. A further mass meeting will he held on Monday light.
HILLSIDE WORKERS PROTEST DUNEDIN, March 7.
At a stop-work meeting of railway workshop employees ,held on Saturday, the following resolution was passed unanimously:—“That this stop-work meeting of Hillside Workshops employees, having read the report of Mr Justice Stringer and the recommendations contained therein, decide abso-
lutely to refuse to accept the same, as we consider the increases recommended totally inadequate to meet the continually increasing cost of living. We cannot agree that railway workers should he content to work for less than the ruling wages in outside employment, nor are we prepared to do so. We urge our Executive Council to consider the position immediately, and pledge ourselves to support them in any oxtreme measures they may deem necessary to obtain justice.”
TRAMWAYS DISPUTE SETTLED. CHRISTCHURCH, March 6. The dispute between the Christchurch ■umvaymen’s Union and the Christchurch Tramway Board was settled today in the Conciliation Council. The rates of wages set out in the Boai d s proposals were adopted, with few alterations. It was decided that the term of the award bo for two years, the principal part of the award to operate as from February Ist, 1920.
MEETING AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, This Day. A meeting of the Auckland Branch of the A.S.R.S. expressed itself as thoroughly dissatisfied with the increase of one shilling per day, and requested the Executive Council to make repiesentations on tlio matter. It was resolved to support the Society’s officers in any action deemed necessary. It passed a. resolution against spending public money in entertaining the Prince of Wales, in view of the fact that Government had failed to grant their employees a living wage; an, further, they refuse to participate in the celebratioiiß-
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1920, Page 1
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