WELLINGTON TRAMWAYS.
AN AWKV7ABD SITUATK>If.' i''-'i§9 (Exam Our Own ConxspOTdini.) VvslH Wellington, Sept. iS-VIH The decision of the, Wellington fcramy||S3 waymen not to work overtime. ■ whili3H tliey are denied the 10 per cent. inwiuuiyffiM of wages they demand creates an &wJe« ; <j§M ward situation. If the men and if the City Council refuses' to rm-jaW prove its offer of a 5 per eefit. there trill necessarily he a big in the number of cars available »t rnij(3J hours. The service is inadequate ready, and the shortage has been JffS lieved only partially t>y the the Government offices at 4.80 p.m. stead of 5 p.m. The Mayor, when'qoaaj?PfH| tioned regarding the position this bven-'jaaH ing, said that the attitude of the mejrajH might force the council to seek relief the employment of women on thd The tramway staff was shortened ready. It had been found impossible find the full number of men The overtime worked was due'ito tbjgSJaj fact as well as to the broken ehift»'t|W made necessary by the rush hours. Mayor added thai women were doingf Jjfl much of the tramway work in and he had no doubt they could to'jtfjjfH here if the need were shown. , ,<Vs||H
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1918, Page 5
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199WELLINGTON TRAMWAYS. Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1918, Page 5
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