CANT WITHDRAW.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 236, 5 October 1937, Page 8

CANT WITHDRAW.

EMPLOYERS TOLD.

DOMINION BAKERS , CASE.

CONCILIATION ARGUMENT.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, thie day.

Refusal by Taranaki master bakers to be represented by the appointed »««a«isors and the withdrawal of the Taranaki employers' representative from proceedings marked the opening to-day of the Conciliation Council hearing of the Dominion bakers' dispute.

Wr. 8. S. Green said that Taranaki master bakers declined to be represented by the assessors appointed and applied to be struck out. They would not recognise any agreement signed by the present assessors unless such agreement ■wnn first approved by them.

The Commissioner (Mr. Ritchie) said that if the Taranaki bakers wished to have any eay in the making of the award they would be well advised to make some representation to some of the assessors appointed, so that any particular matter they wished discussed could be presented to the council by the assessors. There was no power for the Taranaki bakers to withdraw. They were cited •h parties to the proceedings.

Mr. Green said that Taranaki would present its cane to the Arbitration Court.

Mr. Ritchie «aid he did not think the council would muke a complete agreement, but he hoped to arrive at a partial settlement. Aβ far a» he could see, thing* were quite in order, but if Mr. Oreen did not think eo he eould place his objection before the Court.

Tho workers arc claiming a 40-liour flve-clny week, with overtime for timfl ■worked in vxresn of eight hours in any one day? 0 a.m. n« the earliest hour for starting for bread bakers and 7 a.m. for pa»trycook«; extra pay at double rates for work between If) p.m. nnd starting hour next day; wages from fl! 10/ to £5 l'V for puckers.

The employers propone n 44-hour ■week, overtime, in cxocrh ~f 10 workV work in any one <l.iy, an <l u,, K e« fro-n 2/t! an hour to 2/.