COURT OF ARBITRATION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 171, 13 April 1908, Page 9

COURT OF ARBITRATION.

CAS STOKERS' AND COKERS' AY/ARD. The Arbitration' Court 'on Saturday filed its award in tho dispute between, the Wei- • lington-'Gas Stokers' and Cokers' Union and - \: the Wellington Gas Company, Limited; . " .It - Is -'provided in the new award that- a . full weok's werk shall consist of seven shifts - of eight hours per shift-. Leading stokers shall be" paid not Jess v tlian 10s. 6d. per shift, . and' ordinary stokers not less than 9s. 9(1. ■per shift. The following shall be the rijcog-'. nised holidaysNew'Year's Day, Anmver- . ' sary .Day, ; Good Friday, Easter Monday, . .Prinec of Birthday, Labour Day, Birthday of-Sovereign* Christmas Day, Box- .'■■ ing Day,_ aml:.Picnic' Day if observed as' a .. holiday-'in--* the 'gasworks; Work done on these. days:.'Bliall.be paid for at the rate of double time. Tlie, number .of rotorts to bo, drawn, and ' charged in each shift shall ,'.ndt '.-•■■ .exceed: -20 for. .'each stoker. Whenever tho stokers aro required to do fpll work on Sun- ■ days.or. holidays the employer • shall i provide .;i : man , totrim, cpke from the truck.tips at least four hours 'during the day. ■ A sufii-. ••cibnfc supply of shale shall be kept -in tho retort house to meet the requirements on Sundays,, holidays, and nights. Wages shall be paid weekly in cash, and' accommodation to tlie satisfaction of. the Inspector, of Factories shall bo-provided. -■ -The employer -shall dismiss a worker who, "does not join the Union within three months' of. liis,'engagement, if' requested so to do, . provided -that' -.there is a member of'tho'Union" equally,-.qualified to perform the particular work; required'to' be done, and ready aiid . villing : to,;, undertake the same. Tli'o foregoing clausej it is provided, shall 'opcr- ~ ; ato-'only if and'so long as the rules of tho - Uiiionl.shall \perinit any person of good char- ■ actor lind,-of sober: habits to become a mom-.; , Ji-ber '.-of: the. Union: upon' payment qf"-an"-en-.v- • tronconfeo' not exceeding.-55., upon a written or; i verbalapplication, without ballot or other Selection, •,and so continuo a member upoii/payment-of; subsequent contributions not exceeding 6d. ; perwook. • ;Tho ; Union, shall" do all in its power to . prevent any strike by any .or the workers affected- by the-'award,, and if any striko '• shall! occur in ~which . any members of tho Unioii. shall-take partj' : such striko 'shall ho . prima; facie, evidence; that tho Union has committed";;' 1 breach of its duty hereunder.. The: Court resei-vos to itself full power, ,-in' ' the'ievent of' aiiy. such strike occurring; to r . suspend, on the application of, the employer,'.- • tho operation of all or any of the provisions of the- award for such period as tho Court... shall think proper. - • • "A>? memorandum attached to tho award (which shall'come into force on April 13, 1908, .and 1 remain in--force until -April 13, ; 1909, .and shall not- apply .to any employe*.'other'than'that,'cited) states that the' Union asked the Court; .'to insert the following', provisions in its award(a) Two shifts shall : bo,worked'with tho elevators (one night and' one day shift) so-that no coals shall be let- -. down on tho floors of. tlie' retort house; (b) the-C&mpiir.y shall provide at least one man . per'each shift to clean the bridge and stanchion pipes in retort, hotise: The evidence. , tho,-.'Court• stated,•' showed, that' the- work-or stbkers was rendered more difficult, by coal ■ being let down-on tho floors' of the; retort house. . Tho Company, : at the hearing, un-7 dertook', ■ as far . as' practicable,',' to • prevent -.. this,.iti; future,'and tlio .Court expected,this : be'carried out. With-regard '•to.'tho' cleaning;of the bridge and stanchion pipes in tho retort house, the Court would , recommend, the Company to-arrange its work so that,- as far as possible, men. should-pot . .bo takeu_ from the' liiglit shift of stokers . to; do':.this work. . ■ j ' INTERPRETATIONS. 'Oil-Saturday, tho following interpretations /' (applied. for, by tho Inspector of Awards)- . ,;; •Were, filed':— ; . . /"• WELLINGTON "AND SUBURBS MASTER / ■ » • ■ HORSE-SHOERS. _ ! The parties named in this award as employers all carry on business' in Wellington and suburbs.-, y .: Question thoaward /named above apply to 'the farriers of Waiigamii arid- district? Does the award become binding on any party commencing business in . the Waftganui district, subsequent to the; coming into force of the above award?" Answer: —r" Tho, award is not restricted in its operation and applies/ therefore, to the whole industrial, .district. Any employer .who commenced business.in any-part of tho ■district-; came into force is bpuntl by its'-proraions." .. CANTERBURY BOILERMAKERS AND SHIP-BUILDERS, v • ' ;Clauso 2.—" ' First-lass- boilermakera' 'iliall mean those engaged to do flanging and 'angle : arbfttfoVki and'-also 1 all' thosd; engaged to ,do steam tight work who pro competent toe set out a boiler; - This-class shall receivo .'not less,than,ls. 4{d. perhour.'' - - ' Question:—" Does 'competent' mean con'ipetont ■ t<?.- set. out any type of boiler, or oiily -t.hoso .boilCTs, usually made- in the foun-. dries .jri''. this ; district?''Answer:—" Tho worker to. bo a-'first-ones boilermaker-'-must ; competent 'to set out ■ any-'.t-yper-of boiler, ; tliat; is: usually -mado in , tliejDominion. 1 ' ■ ' ■■ WELLINGTON ; T AND WAITERS. : iClaVs.o t—' I .Til's.. following .shall bo tho minimum 'wepkly. rates of pay for the several , classes of workers in hotels:—Pantry, males,:. ; .—Where more. than; 0116.is' employed:' First Jiiud,' r £l.'l.Os.'j Whero only.. . one ''fiand is 'employed* '-he' sliall bo paid £1 1 All. 'females.;employed' in the , :pailtrj^slmll bo pa.id'£l per week.',' .- . :. 'Question':— ' Whero rono .male and , tlirct. . 'female hands are employed- as- pantry .h'andt:' . ;in aiV'hotel, must the malb .hand necessarily v ' '.class',as : first. hand .at'3os. per week? ".;, , ' 'AirewcV:—' l As' only. one male hand is -cm- ' "ploycil he-is"not entitled to moro than..£l 55.. : J'