IRONWORKERS' WAGES.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON", this day. A eliorter working week, with the object of spreading work among more •nen, and so assisting toward the solution of the unemployed problem, was squght b y the ironworkers of New Zealand, who to-day discussed their case with the Ironmasters' Federation before the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. , P. Hally. The unions asked for a 35-hour week instead of a 44-hour week, and a generally higher scale of wages was submitted. The ironmasters counter proposals are that working hours should be eight and a half per day, and four on Saturdays, and that employers should not be compelled to pay overtime unless the number of hours stipulated is exceeded. The proceedings may extend into tomorrow.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 290, 8 December 1931, Page 9
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121IRONWORKERS' WAGES. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 290, 8 December 1931, Page 9
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