AUCKLAND GASWORKERS
INVESTIGATION OP DISPUTE
A disputes committee, consisting of three representatives of men working at the Auckland Gas Company, and others from the company with a chairman appointed by the Government, has been set up under the Strikes and Lock-out Regulations lollowing a suggestion by the Labour Department. The decision was reached at a meeting called by the Auckland Gasworkers' Union yesterday, when the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. C. L. Hunter, addressed
The disputes committee was acceptable to the men and work was continued as usual to-day The manager of the company, Mr K. Vvorley, referring to wages, this morning said many men were receiving more than the award rates, while ofThnTo W " rked a )ar ff° n «niber ° f . th . e . men > was paid for at time and a half for the first three hours an thereafter at double rates. This had brought the average weekly earnings of retort house workers over the past few months to over £10 a week. Some earned as high as £16 and
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 271, 15 November 1943, Page 4
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