CUT REFUSED
BY COOKS AND STEWARDS (By Telegraph—Ter Tress Association) WELLINGTON, June 12. The Arbitration Court’s ten per cent cut in wages has, it is understood met with resistance by the members oi the Cooks’ and Steward’ Union in the case of tiie Union Company’s vessels Waimarino and Katun ,at present at Wellington. The Waimarino s pro. lucre department had been signed off and today the Cooks and Stewards refused to sign articles at the amended rat-
The Katoa has not yet signed off her men, but the men have stated that they will not accept the new rates. It is understood that an application by tiie Union for a new award is to come before the Court on June 19th. and that an application for exemption from tiie ten per cent, cut has already been filed.
The office of the Union officially denied all knowledge of the matter.
FURTHER PARTICULARS. WELLINGTON, June 12. The steamer Waimarino is held up because the cooks and stewards refuse to sign fresh articles introducing a ten per cent, reduction in their wages This is the first resistance made to t.Jie cut. The Waimarino arrived at Wellington late on Thursday from Auckland, and th'e Providore Department then signe doff. The Secretary of the Cooks’ and Stewards’ Union, Mr Kennedy, is at pie ent indisposed, and no other information is available. FEAR OF THE EFFECTS. WELLINGTON, June 11. A recommendation is to be forwarded to members of the W ellington Manufacturers’ Association bv the Executive of the Association that the 10 per cent, cut in wages should be used with all possible discretion, that where it is applied it should he passed on to the public, and the. members should devote more attention to a reduction in productive costs per labour unit than a reduction in money wages. A decision to this effect was reached at a meeting of the executive after a discussion in whcili some frank opinions were expressed regarding problems of the day. AUCKLAN COUNCIL, DIVIDED OVER CUT. AUCKLAND, June 12. A decision to reduce all wages by 10 per cent, from to-day, was made by Auckland’City Council. Tli proposal was .keenly debated mul an amendment that no married man's wage be reduced below a week was defeated on the casting vote of the Mayor, Mr G. W. Hutchi-
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1931, Page 5
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