Tobacco workers seek 50 p.c. rise
PA Wellington Tobacco workers have claimed a 50 per cent wage rise in a test case award negotiation which has started in Wellington. A claim for indexing wages against cost-of-living rises was also presented, but withdrawn. Mr R. Trott, a Federation of Labour research officer, ’ has presented a case for more J than 500 tobacco workers ’i based on the federation’s
I minimum living wage conicept. i The tobacco workers want [their wage rate increased [from $llO to $167, and said that they would be prepared ito accept a three-year award in exchange for six-monthly consumers price index adjustments. However, the employers' rejected that proposal: and another seeking a two-year term with one cost-of-living adjustment.
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Press, 1 November 1979, Page 4
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