WHARF WORK

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30499, 22 July 1964, Page 10

WHARF WORK

Amount Said To Vary

There must be days when there was either a surplus or shortage of labour, particularly as a number of exports are seasonal, said the secretary of the Port Employers’ Association at Lyttelton (Mr J. Twomey). Mr Twomey replied to a statement by the president of the Waterside Workers’ Union (Mr E. L. Threadwell) on the number of men unemployed on the Lyttelton waterfront recently. “Further, the weather plays an important part in vessels’ schedules,” said Mr Twomey.

“When there is no work available, those men who attend for work and are not required, receive 14s lid for the day, even though they have not worked, and receive a weekly guaranteed wage of £l2 15s although they may be sent home every day of the week. “Taking all aspects Into consideration, the average weekly earnings for a waterside worker at Lyttelton for the year ended December 31. 1963, amounted to £26 16s lOd for an average of 42 working hours a week.

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