DOMINION JOURNALISTS.
AWARD CLAIM ADJOURNED (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON", this day. _ A claim by the New Zealand Journalists' Association for an award governing the daily newspapers in the niair centres was heard in the Arbitration Court to-day. The main points in dispute were said to be hours of work wages, and the grading of reporters. The applicants sought a 40-hour week and the employers proposed 40 hours foi reporters and 44 for sub-editors, readers revisers and copyholders. The wages claimed ranged from £10 to £5 15/ foi reporters, with. £2 for cadets, and £( 10/ for readers, with £1 extra for chie readers, grading down to £1 5/ foi first-year day copyholders. The counter-proposals in general ap proximated the 1931 levels, but witl editors. reductions in some cases, including sub t The applicants asked extra for morn p a per workers, and also for certaii workers on Saturday special editions The annual holidays sought were threi weeks. The presentation of the association' case was not completed to-day, and tin hearing was adjourned sine die.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 292, 10 December 1936, Page 8
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