AWARD DISPUTE

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1932, Page 6

AWARD DISPUTE

WATER SILERS AT AUCKLAND. FREEZING POSITION UNALTERED. (Per Press Association— Copyright.) AUCKLAND, October 20. Tlte waterside workers held a general stop work meeting this morning to. consider 'the [Dominion agreement which recently hag been the subject of pio longed negotiation in Wellington. Following upon the meeting, all ships for; which labour was required here were worked, except the Remu©ra.' It had been expected that a call for labour for the Remuera would he made, at 10.30 o’clock, bu t none wa„ 'made.

1,1: About noon it was reported that the men had decided to work t)he 'Remuera this afternoon as a temporary measure, the parties concerned having been m conference during the morning. However, there was the prospect that rain would prevent work this afternoon. There is no change in the freezing works position, which is now partly dependent on the attitude the watorsidefs adopt towards The produce handled by fre e labour in the freezing works or cool stores.

WOOL AND GRAIN STORES UNIONANOTHER DISPUTE IN WAGES. WELLINGTON, October 20. Applications lor conciliation proceedings in the local and Dominion dispute of the wool and grain stores’ union made by thp employers were heard to-day before Mr Justice Newton. The Dominion dispute was taken first. The employers propose an eight-hour day and 48-fiour week, the shifts to be worked as required. They .approve of a penny overtime between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., with Is 7d an hour for casual workers, and £3 8s 6d a week for permanent hands. The counter proposals of the Union are ail eight-hour day, and a 44-hour week with clock hours starting at 7.3 C a.m." and finishing at 5.30 p.m., overtime to he at the rate of time and a half until 10 p.m., double from then till 6.30 a.m. and time and a half between 6.30 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. They seek wages at Is an hour. For tine employers it was urged that the redactions were entirely due to the fact of prices for primary products being so low. The full benefit of the proposed reductions would be passed on to the farmers. The case is proceeding.

ABATTOIR MEN AND THE UNION

WELLINGTON, October 20.

Mr McLeod, secretary of the New Zealand Freezing Worker’s Federation stated to-day that lie was unaware of ■ahy attemptTiaving been made on behalf of the local union to influence the abattoirs employees. The men at the abattoirs were not members of the union, which was not concerned in any way with what was done there.

AUCKLAND DRIVERS’ DISPUTE, AUCKLAND, ’October 20.

After discussion in the Conciliation Council to-day, proceedings in the Auckland drivers’ dispute were adjourned until the opinion has been obtained from the Arbitration Court on whether la body of employers can cite a local union, which is a member of a Dominion federation and party to a Dominion award, for a local agreement covering one industrial district.