Pay claim by firemen
Firemen in Christchurch and Auckland want higher pay than firemen in smaller ■centres because they attend more fire calls. I The Canterbury Fire ■ Brigades’ Union and the Auckland and North Shore Fire Brigades' Union have submitted a request to the ■ Urban Fire Authorities' Association for a separate ;award for their members Christchurch and Auckland firemen attended 10 times the number of calls that firemen in smaller centres such as Gisborne and Hamilton attended, said a spokesman for the Canterbury union last evening. However, with the exception lof divisional officers, fire|men in both areas were on the same rate of pay.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33452, 6 February 1974, Page 1
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104Pay claim by firemen Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33452, 6 February 1974, Page 1
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