A NEW SCHEME

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1932, Page 5

A NEW SCHEME

WOMEN WORKERS ; . • \ ; • vfy IN ENGINEERING INDUSTRY. .. fb.' - - (Per Press Association — Copyright.) ;-.i : ' ' . WELLINGTON, July 28. At a largely attended meeting of the Amalgamated Engineers - and -Allied Union,A the opinion was , expressed that the proposals of the em.dployens in the - 8 present dispute , wefe unjust-, i- .' ' "

The employers propose that female workers may. be'employed under conditions laid down for male workers subject to the following special conditions:—The hours of' work shall fee 44 a week, a recess period! of ten minutes to- be allowed and paid for. during every morning and afternoon. Women shall not lb© employed on knight shift work,- and the operations upon which, female labour may be used- 'includes examining, light drilling, light riveting, tapping, and screwing, light milling and grinding, light lathe work, light press work, assembling, soldering, etc. ” '■

Thie wageA are tdibe-those prescribed! • In the Factories Act. The wage*; shall be paid wdefciy, but subject to provisions of tile Fftctdl'les Act relate ing- to deductiowg from wages. Only , the time worked'shrill he .paid for. \ The meeting took, strong ujcetiption. to the introduction of women into skilled production. < such as lathe work. - For this clans of work m!?n would receive Is 8d an . hour, - while r Women would'start at 10s a veie-k and 5s increase every twelve months un-i til they reached ’thirty shillings a week after which they receive no fur- > , ther increase. The resolution - wns oairried to refer, the present engineers’ dispute'' to the - ' Conciliation Oounoil. far- settlement. ■ ) Matters in connection with the. motor mechanics who are und r a separate award, werte also referred to the Conciliation Council for settlement. RELIEF WORKERS’ WIVES. DISTRESS IN CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, July 28. As a result -of a large nurab-r. of ' the wives of unemployed worken's wa-it-i'inig on its Benevolent Committee,'the Hospital' Board t onlay sent the following telegram to the ,’' Unemployment Board i —“ Large numiber of wives of relief workers, some of them expectant mothers, are applying- here - and stating £hht they have no food in theiji 'houses. Your officer will not. 'help, . and afeo declines to medt this Board’s\ • ’ committee to discuss the rnatetr.' What is to be done?”