WORK AND WAGES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 229, 26 March 1912, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES

ACTION AGAINST LABORERS' UNION. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Monday. Mr. Johns, Inspector of Factories, has commenced an action at the Magistrate's Court against the Builders and Contractors and General Laborers Union of Workers, claiming £2OO penalty for breach of award by instigating, aiding or abetting an unlawful strike by members of the union, who, at the time of the strike, were bound by an award affecting drainage works in Auckland. It is alleged that members of the union employed by Moody, contractor, after working several days or hours refused to return to work unless the system of co-operative work or sub-contracting was discontinued on the work being carried on by Moody and other employers, such refusal being due to an agreement between the workers and the union to compel the employers to agree to the demands made.

UNION FORMED AT WHANGAREI. Whangarei, Last Night. A union has been formed in Whangarei embodying all workers not attached to any such organisation. A start was made with 53 members, and it is expected that this will be increased to 100 by April 12, when the next meeting will be held to consider whether to register under the Arbitration Act or the Trades Union Act. A resolution was passed that the meeting protests against the action of the Auckland City Council in refusing to recognise the principles of unionism and wishing success to the Labor candidate for the Mayoralty.

ALTERATION OF SUITS. ALLEGED IIRKACH OF TAILORING A-WARD. Palmerstrn X., Last Night. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Millar and George and Geo. Davies, Ltd., were charged with having employed a tailor to do tailoring work on other than their own premises, thus committing a breach of sections 15 and 16 of the tajlors' award. It was pointed out by counsel that Davies Ltd. had their factory in Wellington and sometimes when a suit came from Wellington and required altering, the local manager sent it to a local master tailor with a registered factory. Millar and George also sent orders for suits to be made up in Wellington, and at times when alterations were needed the suit would be sent to a local master tailor. Mr. Culver, local Inspector of Awards, who brought the case, said that a suit should be purchased and if any alteration was subsequently found to be necessary the purchaser should himself have the work done. The purchaser should take the suit from the shopkeeper fit or no fit. His Worship reserved judgment.

HOTEL EMPLOYEES' DISPUTESETTLED. Rotorua, Last Night. A conference between the hotel proprietors and employees amicably decided on an award governing hotels for the next three years. There is a slight increase of wages throughout.