AGREEMENTSOUGHT

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1932, Page 2

AGREEMENTSOUGHT

IN NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRIES. SEVERAL DISPUTES TO SETTLE. (Per Press Association Copyright.) WELLINGTON, August 9. In the hope ci j earning a sei/i.eineut of the dispute between u.e coal miners and the coal owners, a commence is to be Held at VVenmgcon to-morrow, i-endmg tills conterence, work lias been continuing under the old ternis. According to a statement made today by an oihcial ol the Seamens’ Union, no oiociai notice of proposals lot a new' agreement has been received as yet from the saipowne:s. The existing agreement expires on August 3i lineir ijKniey is not to be considered by the fcjeamen's Union until the employers’ proposals are made known. Jn the meantime, the position is being watched by the Waterside Workers’ Organisation, whose New Zealand award has been gazetted as expiring on August 18.

Although the ■ Wellington Motor Mechanics’ award expired a tew weeks ago, fdllowiiig tile lailul'e of 601101110-* tidn proceedings a month before, ab effort is now being m&Ue by the Uliior again to meet the employers with -the object of coming to an agreement, It is possible -that fresh Conciliation Council proceedings will begin in about a month’s time,

Similar hope of an eventual agreement is understood t.o exist in the case of the butchers’ dispute. As a result of the failure of Conciliation Council proceedings, notice of expiry on August ■■27 of the Wellington Industrial District Butchers’ award lias been gazetted already However, the Union has held a meeting to which individual employers, were invited, presumably i.o discuss the desirability or the possibility of a new award. The master butchers have not yet received notification to move.