ENGINEERS' DISPUTE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 167, 18 July 1898, Page 2

ENGINEERS' DISPUTE.

THE ARBITRATION AWARD

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, this day.

The award of the Court of Arbitration in the reeent engineers' industrial dispute is now to hand. The award itself is lengthy, and the reasons which guided the Court to the decision are set out in most minute detail. Stripped of verbiage, the award, which remains in force for two years from May Ist, 1898, fixes 48 hours as a week's work. Work to start at a quarter to eight a.m., and continue until five p.m., with half-an-hour's adjournment for lunch between twelve noon and half-past twelve p.m. ; on Saturdays from a quarter to eight a.ra. until noon. Provision is made that in the case of agreement between employers and workmen, other hours may be arranged, but in no case shall workmen be required to work more thau 8| hours any one day. The rate of wages to be that agreed upon between employer ami employed. Overtime allowed, but before such overtime can begin (with the exception only of sickness), workmen must have completed a week of 48 hours. Overtime worked repairing machinery, or appliances used in carrying out the business, to be paid ordinary rates of work. Overtime worked in the manufacture of agricultural machinery, sold at catalogue prices, also to be pjjid ordinary rates. A special clausewas«,dded which enacts that all overtime worked upon Sundays, Christmas Day, and Good Friday shall be paid for at double ordinary rates and subject to the foregoing provisions, all overtime worked out of ordinary hours of work, also all time worked ■on New Year's Day, Easter Monday, birthdays of reigning sovereign and heir-ap-parent, Eabour Day, Anniversary Day, Boxing Day, be paid for at ordinary rates, with the addition of 50 per cent. Night shifts carry 2s extra per night in addition to ordinary wages, but unless three consecutive night shifts are worked ordinary overtime rates to be paid only. One shift of ordinary hours can be reckoned as a day shift each 24 hours. All time occupied by workmen in going or returning from outside work to be paid ordinary rate of wages irrespective of distance. All travelling and other expenses in connection with outwork to be paid by employer. Board and residence to be also provided in cases where workmen cannot return to their homes on the same night. On all marine work Is per day dirt money to be paid. No restriction on the number of apprentices, or any discrimination as against' unionists on the part of employers. Neither' must the employer directly or indirectly do anything to injure the union or any person by reason of being a member thereof. Unionists and non-unionists to Avork together in harmony, and to receive equal pay for equal work. The word "workman" includes journeymen fitters, turners, brass finishers, coppersmiths, millwrights, milling machine men, blacksmiths, pattern-makers, borers, plairiers,*s!otters, and other machine men, and no other class of workmen. The result of the arbitration is generally against the men, who are much dissatisfied.