HAMILTON SEWAGE CONTRACT
HIGHER WAGES CLAIMED. LABOURERS' DEMANDS CONCEDED. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. A dispute recently arose between the contractors on the Hamilton municipal drainage work (Messrs. Hynes and Field) and the men employed in regard to the rate of wages. The labourers on the job were being paid 12/ per day, and were asking an additional shilling. This was refused by the contractors, and the secretary and organiser of the General Labourers' Union (Auckland), Messrs. Wesley E. Richards and Robert J. Heffron, were appealed to. The secretary and organiser accordingly visited Hamilton yesterdayi and a complete agreement was arranged at as a result, the raite being fixed at 1/7 J per hour, or 13/ per day. The men will also be paid double time for all work done on 'statutory holidays, in regard to preferjence, the agreement provides that all men employed shall hecome members within seven days and remain financial.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19160203.2.17
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 29, 3 February 1916, Page 2
Word Count
154HAMILTON SEWAGE CONTRACT Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 29, 3 February 1916, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in