TAXI DRIVERS

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 243, 17 November 1914, Page 8

TAXI DRIVERS

CONDITIONS OF WORK. Press Association. WELLINGTON,. November, 17. The" claims of' the 'Wellington" Taxidrivers ' Union were before the Conciliation Council to-day. The employers' representative said it was impossible at the present time to accept the proposals of the and it was not intended, to consider the claims during war 1 time. * The employees' agent said the price of all foodstuffs had been jaised, / and the workers had to pay. The employers trying *to 'get more out of the pubr lie every: day, and were not trying to do the fair and square thing by the employees. At present the drivers' time worked out at fivepence per hour. Finally, the Commissioner announced that he had deeided to refer the dispute to the Arbitration Court, and, in the meantime, the parties might consider the question informally and try and arrange a basis for working conditions until the matter could be .definitely settled by the court. In one or two cases 4t seemed that «onie injustice was being done to the employees, and this might be rectified by a temporary arrangement.