INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 183, 28 April 1908, Page 4

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE.

THE TAILORING TRADE. ■ : ' DEMANDS OF. THE WORKERS. ' 'The dispute between the Wellington Tailors' Union of Workers and the employers has been referred to tho Board of Conciliation for settlement. It-is/the intention of tho Board to, fix a date for tho hearing of the dispute to-morrow morning. Tho workers claim that the hours of work to bo observed in all shops should be: On Monday, Tuesday, 'WednesdayJ Thursday, and Friday, from 8 .a.m. till 12 noon, and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. till 12 noon. The proportion of apprentices should be one to four men: provided that no -two apprentices should be admitted in any shop in one year, and further, that the proportion should be gauged 'by full employment of journeymen .for.,two-thirds ,of.- the preceding. year.' Tho, wages, of male apr prentices shall bo; First year,'ss.'per week; first six months of tbo Second year, Bs.; second six months of the second year, 10s.; first six months of .the third year, ]2s, 6d. : ; second six months of the third year, los.; and increases by 2s. Gd. per. week' every six months untibthe' second six 1 months of 'the •fifth, year,. 305./ per;week.An..apprentice shall in no case be employed as a pressor. At the end of the period of apprenticeship tho employer shall, give the apprentice a certificate. ; Not more than ono weekly-wage hand shall bo employed in any shop unless piece-workers . are 'also employed,' and the proportion, of. weekly-wage hands shall hot be. more, than ono ,to every four pieceworkers. : For the purpose of determining the number of "weekly-wage" .hands' "to .- pieceworkers,-/ the , calculation; shall be based' on two-thirds full time employment for tho six months previous- for/ the.; average" of labour. This clause shall not prohibit the employment of a pressor (where there is a sufficient proportion in' "relation /to /piece-workers) on weekly wages, and if necessary/he can .'fill up his time doing cleaning,"repairing,' and alterations,/ /and , shall W/paid. a' minimum' weekly wage of £2 15s. .There . shall be fair distribution- of work ''am'oiig All 'opera- - .tives /.in. ,the . workroom' fcy the' employer, but there, shall 1 be no/distribution of work known as, i tlm. team system.' Tho weekly " hands shall have' chaise; :of' the .male apprentices; and, shall havo no Mother assi'stini'ce. ? ; 'All .ber spoke . work; shall-bo done /in. the. shop of the: 1 employer' for . whom the - same.'is/ formed,'and for;whom-or by.wlionithe order is .taken. _ All such work as shall 'be per-* formed; .by. journeymen shall be paid according- to" the. .time statement. Tho Expression " besppke./woHi "//in /the conditions'shall include all goods niado and sold as " tailormade," also any order in" which there is;'.-'a;-garment , fitted on, 1 whether such' garment .is' by,' chart' measurement or not. The" 1 minimum wage to. bei paid weekly to men'.employed by ..tho ' employer shall be. £3/per .week. .Overtime/shall be '.paid ,to. wage ..'employees at the following rates:— Thiuriind a quarter up to 10 p.m. ; from ,10 :p ; m; to'l2 p.n;; : ,';.time and a half; .'double -jtime: from '12; iivni: Ho 61 aim;, "and from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. time -and a quarter;'and to piece-workors. 'as. follows:—-Threepence ■ per /hour extra ,iip;to -10, p.m.6d:'ifrom 10 p.m. : t'q. 12 -p.m., and Is. from" 12 'p.ml /to 6. a.m.; and 3d. i>er hour from 6 a.m; to .8 a.m. ' The ■above'.rates '^hall,ibe - paid j no /matter" if the hburs'''.w6rk;:in';,such'., week' has • i not , . , beeii' ? fttlly'-w&rlcjcid.'-''!:'S6lidayaV'!Baallvbb /observed ," t its:X&y,' flay, v Pr'incp/ .of',- .Wales's!; ]}irthaay/■}. labour Day', Sovereign's "Bif-tlidav, Christmas' Day! and Boxing Day.. -. No deduction from the wages / of / weekly . hands . shall-, be - made . tor 'these-.holidays.Weekly- wagq 'hands;,' shall be paid double time;, for work rcouircd -.to ;De ;dpnc on holidays and Sundays, and piece'■workors./shall/.b'o -paid at extra rsito of Is. ,per. hour for' work roquired to be done on i-theßp': holidays,- or', on.. Sundays'. ;' Preference ■ .Unionists" shall/ bo -granted/; provided • thero are' members', of the union ' equally qualified, perform, tho /particular 'Avo^k''.required 'to' be -dojie.) aridready, and filling '. to. /liridertako,,jit/XWhen';/ridn-rhombere' are employed'.;" 5 Tho //tiAoVstatemeht.Vshair' bo : deemed to form ■ pttrt of '.-tli'e iprbpoised' .award, vln'caso of; deputeover., the jnter;p3K^%SS)ii^6f' s^^%lads^''^i^h tv disjpu-£is ,r shallbp/roforred to a committee consisting.'of 'two' representatives, '-. of/"; the',iyorkors . and two employers. \ v. - ....:. ".v