FREEZING WORKERS
BEFORE ARBITRATION COURT. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 6. In the freezing works case, before the Arbitration Court, Mr Wilkin, for the employers, submitted that any demarid by the Unions for an increase in rates, or for exemption from the court’s general wage reduction order could not be supported by anyincretse iri the. cost of living, ;nor by-,any cumstances which had arisen-since last award was made, nor could the >3 present time justify any claims for fur tiler restrictions in the conduct of in-.|i dustry. Factors which warranted a; change were those which,' 1 • employers: - claimed, should influence- the Court in the direction of a. reduction in the present standard rates of pay and the removal of restrictive clauses in the award. The industry was unable to sustain the present excessive wages. The reduction of ten per cent made in the wages had not yet shown any particular benefit to the industry. An?/ able-bodied man, with an aptitude, after serving a few months as a learn* er, could become a competent mutton slaughterman, and earn £9 to £lO a week. He dealt in detail with the.* Union’s claims, and evidence was, called. ~ Decision was reserved.
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1931, Page 5
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194FREEZING WORKERS Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1931, Page 5
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