ENGINEDRIVERS' HOURS.
CONCILIATION DISPUTE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON", Tuesday. More than 150 application* received for exemption from the operation of the award were lodged when the dispute between the Wellington, Taranaki, Nelson and Marlborough Enginedrivors and Their Assistants' Industrial Union of Workers, and Bonde Hosiery Mille (W.Z.), Limited, and other employers listed opened to-day before the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. M. J. Reardon. Among the partiee who applied for exemption from the operation of the award, either wholly or partially, were freezing works and cool store*, dairy! factories, hospital boards, private railways and tramways, city councils and harbour boards. The applieante claimed a 40-hour week and wajrefi ran<>in;r from £."> I~>/ to £0 10/ a week, while tho employers. in counter-proposals, asked fur a' 44hour week and wapes ranging from 15/0 a day to 2/4 an hour. Agreement on clauses dunlins with hours of work and certain condition* of employment was reached. The clauses froverninp hnlulflyx. overtime and wajres were held over for discussion to-mor-row. The ordinary hours of work will he 40 a week, to be worked bet wren S a.m. and r> p.m.. from Monday to Friday inclusive, except in such fjietories, work* or industries where ordinary hours are in excels of 40. when tho lioniv of work for workers cominjr within the -cope of the award should l>e those hours observed in =uch iMnploynielH.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 3
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