ARBITRATION COURT.
(Per United Press Association.) CyRIS'fCHURCII, October 12. At the Arbitration Court Thomas M'Naught, eaddler, Rangiora, was charged with a broach of the court's award in employing men longer than the award hours without payment of overtime. As there was some doubt as to whether defendant had been cited,. Mr Justice Cooper took time to compare the papers. W. Bush and Sons, painters, were charged with a breach of the preference clause. The non-unionists had been engaged before the unionist, and the question was whether, on account of slackness of work, the nonunionists who had been employed permanncntly should be dismissed instead of the unionist, who had been taken on on account of a rush of work. Tho defence was that the award did not require tho dismissial of non-unionists to provide work for unionists; also, that a unionist workman applying for work was not competent. Evidence for and against his competency was given. 'i'ho court took time to consider its decision.
The award in the brickmakers' dispute is as follows:—Week's work to consist of 48 hours. Piecework rates—Moulders, 7s 6d per 1000; setters and drawers, 3s 9d; teinperers, 3s. A minimum wage of Is per hour for workers over 22. The pay for fooyss ranges from 15s weekly to per hour.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12482, 13 October 1902, Page 5
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