WORK IN WOOL STORES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21941, 16 November 1936, Page 11

WORK IN WOOL STORES

MANY EMPLOYEES AFFECTED

MEN UPHOLD DECISION

iMOCUTIOH AUCKLAND. November 14. Tlie majority of city wool and gram stores employees did not report for work this morning. One wool store manager said that between three and four hundred employees were affected. It seemed as though they were trying to foice tne 40-hour week on stores. The existing award provided for a 44-hour week. The secretarv of the Storemen s Union (Mr W. Miller) negotiations were being carried on for a new award, and a k that\hey curred. The men decided that iney would not work on Saturdays. It was Sitedthat it was .the busy season. In the Conciliation Council m Christchurch early this month, no decision had been reached, the employer* definitely refusing a 40-hour Proceedings were adjourned, but there was to be another meeting later. In the meantime, the men decided not to work on Saturdays. . . , . At Napier, the storemen decided to take no action until the matter was dealt with in Conciliation Council. WELLINGTON STORES OPEN FEW MEN REPORT FOR DLTY (PRC33 iS9OCIAT3O>* JSLEGBAH.) WELLINGTON. November 14. In accordance with a request made by the secretary of the Wellington Storemen and Packers’ Union (wool, grain, and hide section), most of the wool store workers did not work this morning, although stores wore open. The secretary’s request was that workers should strictly observe the 40hour week, the hours in the industry being 44 before the present conciliation proceedings, which would be resumed next Friday. i Mr A. E. Mabin, president of the New Zealand Woolbrokers’ Association said this morning that only a few workers in the Wellington wool stores reported for duty. In Auckland none had come, and in Christchurch he understood that the union had not agreed to the proposal that no work be done on Saturdays, and that work was being done as usual. He did net know what the position was at Dunedin. Asked whether the association would take any action, he-said that it would be illegal for the association to do anything, pending the conciliation proceedings next week.