F.O.L. To Increase Wage Claim
(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, August 10. The Federation of Labour would move to increase its application for a general wage order, the president (Mr T. E. Skinner), said today.
The F.0.L., through the Carpenters’ Union, would move to increase its application by 0.7 per cent, from 8.8 per cent to 9.5 per cent he said. The difference would: amount to 2d in the pound.' said the F.O.L. research offi-[ cer, Mr D. McDonald. It I would bring the claim from! Is 9d in the £1 to is lid, to [allow for the intervening rise • in the price index figures. I The application was filed I with the Court of Arbitration; jabout a fortnight ago. The! [application is set down for, 'hearing on Monday week.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31135, 11 August 1966, Page 3
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