TRAMWAY WAGES

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21354, 22 December 1934, Page 6

TRAMWAY WAGES

POSSIBLE INCREASES h A NEW AGREEMENT Two new agreements regarding thp wages and conditions of work of employees of the Christchurch Tramway Board are understood to have beep provisionally adopted at a conference on Thursday evening between a subcommittee of the board and representatives of the unions concerned. The agreements have yet to be drafted into form suitable for an award, and submitted to the full board for its - approval. r : The secretary of the board (M?,f ' Frank Thompson) and several mern-v; bers of the board said yesterday that; they could not verify or comment on re P or ted agreements, which were still committee business. One member indicated that agreements had been concluded, but had vet to be confirmed by the full board. The agreements are understood to provide for increases in wages rang* .from approximately 5 per cent, for the traffic staff to 7£ per cent, for permanent way men, with benefits als° engineering department of the board s staff, who come under the l A?+u am Engineering Union. +^3 oug Fefa ruary 1 has been mentioned a§ a possible date when the ® greem ents may come into force, i «. n * e achieved until April r'iai vLI ?u e ol the present flnaß- " A , y ® ar - as the board has not bud■rhi fora . n increase in wages. The special sub-committee of the ™ ne g ot iated with the unions included Messrs J. K. Archer (chairman), J. Mathison, E Parlane. ,W» J« Walter and G.