WORK AND WAGES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 7 March 1907, Page 2

WORK AND WAGES

SLAUGHTERMEN'S STRIKES CANTEIti WHY MFiv FINED. lVr Press Association.

~,, , p"Bi»'i'i'iiDncn, March 6. , Arbitration Court gave iudar. a't it ,r Uu ' at Belfast and Islington. It nko au,] lgU i lly ° fUkiH « ' ,artill ; l , r ; k0 , aud "''ting lu combination to raaiseto work because tho company frofX7f Cet , otheir dem <"»d S A tart of tho defendants were dismissed but, the rest wore liaed £S each, with costs spread over the whole bX Cour .- a hope that the mea would consult their own interests and thoso ot the employers by returnm n' to work without delay. The companies' Joft'er to discuss the matter, and :n;ike the rates finally settled retrospectivc, was vory fair, and the men 'ii* ai -i v ised m not accepting it Ihe case against fifty Ashburton slaughtermon was then taken, and as it was on all fours wilh the others, simil.. Hues wero imposed. It is probable most of tho men will pay tho lines at once; if not, distress warrants will be issued. A conference was held this after noon between tho representatives of i t | VO Meat Companies and ttt# 8 . executive of the Slaughter--1 ™ al Vo >°"- No decision, however l f r 7 ctl as to the terms upon which the ineu would resume work and the conferonee was adjourned till to-morrow. uu

SOUPaLANU men resume ' WORK. / . . ,

Invbucaboill, March o."' An impression is current that the end of tho stnko inbouthland is in view. The Jlataura workers recommence operaturns on Friday, the men having agreed to accept the terms originally otiered by the Company. Work would have begun soonor but for an unayoidfhn w'iT Ringing{stock forward. the ° Wn J rorks start s «« in »t the end of the week, or the beginning of next. Most of the men to be employed are new hands.

AUKEEJIKNIfe; AND DISPUTES. At «,» ~^. hri 9tcliurch, March 6. i Bof the titration Uniit to-day, au agreement between ortov , Ikttail anJ Wickernoikeia Association and the Union was adopted by the Court. As in the award, the principle terms of the airreeuicnt wore; Hours of work 44 per week, minimum wage Is 2d per hour no piece-work permitted, overtimo to be paid at time and a quarter for th' hrst three hours, and time and a half alter, and d,ouble( time on, Sunday*, number of apprentices limited, wage of apprentices from 5a to 25s for the flfta year, and preference of employment to Unionists.

An application for a.fresh award in i accordance with the terms of an agree* mcnt arrived at between the clothing manufacturers of the colony and the lailoresses' Union was also made to the Arbitration Court to-day. / After referring to precedents, 'the president of. the Comjt said the Court would rnako an award in accordance with the agreement, as it seemed to havd been the practice in other cases. The award would date from the 3rd of April next and would be in force for two years. The tqrma of the new award are mainly as followdi—Oo« : tume workers are provided for, wages of apprentice to be £1 per week for the lirst year, £1 fis for the first six months ot the second year and £1 10s for the second six months, apprenticeship to be for two years (it w*» for only one pear previously); in all branches two years' improversliip, wages to range from 5s per|peck to 22s fid for the last six months of the impiovership; pressors' minimum wage £'J iss (: !!-!■:';!■ f of £2 IOj) ; costume workers' minimum £1 2s Od for the lirst year of the currency of the aw#rd and £1 5s after that; preference also to be granted to Unionists.

Dunedin, March 0. The Otago Employers' Association, after considering the question of llii! slaughtciyiKfn'i) strike, ugree>| to forward the Associations opinions to the New Zealand Employers' Moderation, f>o that the question might be dealt with an from one body, The was generally expressed that unless the awards of the Arbitration Court can be made enforceabii against the workers, it was of no valm to employers. At the request of till Advisory Board of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, the Otago Em iployers' Association agreed that theii secretary (Mr W. Scott) should pro eeed to Auckland after attending thl sittings of the Arbitration Court 01 tlie West Coast on the matter of till Westport- coal dispute, and there t< represent the employers in the tram way dispute, and also the Waihi gol( mining dispute.