Hotel Workers Prepare Claim

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32360, 28 July 1970, Page 1

Hotel Workers Prepare Claim

Officers of the New Zealand Federation of Hotel Workers will meet in Wellington today to consider award claims before meeting the employers tomorrow.

Although the hotel Their belief was strength workers in the main ened last week when the noncentres voted on Friday ClerW Workers’ nonfinno their mllinir Union claimed 35 per cent to continue tneir roiung and was awarded per cent strikes, the Hotel As- for its top males and 33 per sociation of New Zealand cent for the top female workhas agreed to meet their receptjonista are leaders tomorrow tor members of the Clerical negotiations—but “with- Workers’ Union, and although out commitment.” they are not covered by the general award just negotiAmong other things, this ated, they can expect similar means that the association is increases soon. no longer committed to pay- Assuming that a tentative ing from tomorrow any in- settlement can be negotiated crease which is finally negoti- for the hotel workers in Welated lington this week, it will still The workers are still ask- have to be accepted by the ing for a3O per cent wage general membership at increase, and while this was special meetings in the main originally a top figure to centres.come down from, there is now It is thought unlikely that a hard core of members this will be possible in time which believes that militant to prevent the strikes action will eventually win planned for this Friday and them this incigase. Saturday.