CYCLE-MAKERS’ WAGES

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 159, 1 April 1938, Page 15

CYCLE-MAKERS’ WAGES

Kale For Skilled Hands HlUisi of wageo lor skilled work in the Ibpuhiiuii cycle industry were considered ytiaierduy by the Second Court of ArbiIrillhm, filtllnu’ nt. Wellington. Air. Juslice llimtei' resedved decision. Ml', W. .I. Mount joy. wtio appeared for lilt, t, said Ih'it complete agreemuiil hud mum reached in Conciliation I'mnwil in August of last year. It was HUTugil (but (ho rule of pay for skilled wui’liorp In the industry wiw to be the guimi’hl I'ulo fixed for semi-skilleel workiii’u, hul l| wiki not anticipated that there Would bo a margin of 2jd. nn hour between (lie lowest and the highest nites ijxud by |lui court for semi-skillwl labour. The jmnltion was that, the workers llliiuli enimldered Unit the rate of pay rdimild Im according Io the higher rate of 2/7 an limit', while the employers were of the opinion thill the court sjhould fix the rule nl‘ pity at the lowwt rate, 2/5 tin hour, Mr, Mount,|oy called evidence to show Ihul ilia work of cycle-shop hands> engaged In Urn manufacture of assembly of bieycli'ti wilri by no menus that of a skilled Iriiilemiiiiu. His witnesses were Mr. A. 11. Thomas, Wellington. Mr. W. E. t'lmliiey. Wiiiigiinui, and Mr. A. Britten, (Ihi'bdehiireh. Mr. Mouutjoy's contentions were oppoai'd by Mr. G. T. Thurston, of Christehlireli, for the Northern, Wellington, Tiirnnnkl, Nelson. Westlnnd and Otago nnd Soiilhbiud Cycle Workers' Union.