WORK AND WAGES.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 April 1919, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES.

.. ■ ♦'—-<— j ROSLYN MILLS TROUBLE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, April 7. The difficulty at Roslyn woollen mills lias apparently reached an acute stage. In the beginning twelve men and two boys left their employment as a protest against the decision of the management to employ a new sub-foreman. A mass meeting of mill hands on Saturday night unanimously decided that negotiations for settlement be opened up, and also resolved, with one dissentient, in favor of supporting the hands who are^out. A FIVE DAYS' WEEK. Wellington, Last Night. Members of A.S.R.S. at Petone workshops resolutioned to-day: That this meeting urges upon the executive the saving to the department of working five days per week of 44 hours, thereby also giving the men the full value of the four hours as granted by the Minister of Railways.

MINERS WANT IMPROVED CONDITIONS. , !Duned>n, Last Night. The Gun Island coal miners held a stop-work meeting on Saturday to consider the question of obtaining improved conditions. Delegates were appointed to wait on the employers, but no meeting took place. Another stop-work I meeting was held to-day and no work was done. One of the principal changes desired by the men is apparently tiiat the companies do the trucking at the mines, and another is that the men should fill the boxes at the face a? (p coal fills, instead of sorting it into three classes'. No settlement was effected. ROSLYN WOOLLEN MILLS. Dunedin, Last Night, Tn resard to the dispute at the Roalvn woollen mills further efforts will he made to adjust matters to-morrow. Fifteen employees are idle as a result of the dispute. THE RAILWAY SERVICE. Oamaru, Last Night, A largely attended meeting of the. Oamaru branch of the A.R-R S. discussed the new scale of pay and conditions of work proposed by the management and branch, and unanimoubly decided that thf> new proposals were not satisfactory. Palmerston N-, Last Night. The Palmerston branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants unanimously resolved to stand by the Engino-drivers', Cleaners' and Firemen's Association in any action that mav be, decided upon to obtain better working conditions. The branch is dissatisfied with the conditions under the new regulations, and has circularised the branches asking for co-operation.

THE FREEZING INDUSTRY. (Prom Our Own Correspondent). Wellington, April 4. Representatives of the freezing companies and the Freezing Workers' Union met yesterday and to-day and have not yet completed their business. The conference reached a deadlock to-day, but after a pause far private discussion the delegates entrusted a joint committee with, further deliberations. The conference will not find it easy to reach agreement, partly because the freezing companies are disposed to take up a decidedly independent attitude towards their workers. The season is wearing its end, the stores are full, and a stoppage would not be a very serious matter for the companies.