RAILWAY BUS-DRIVERS

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 306, 21 September 1943, Page 4

RAILWAY BUS-DRIVERS

Deputation To General Manager

DOUBLE PAY SOUGHT FOft

SUNDAY WORK

Railway bus-drivers of M ellingtrni and the Hutt, who are asking for double pay lor Sunday work, were represented at a deputation which waited on the general manager of railways, Mr. E. Casey, yesterday morning.

The general secretary ot the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. Mr. L. Mcllvride, who accompanied the deputation, put forward the men’s case for extra pay, and his remarks were supported by Mr. A. B. Skilton, chairman of the road services branch of the A.S.R.S. Other members of the deputation also had an opportunity to put forward other angless of the men's ease. In reply. Mr. Casey said that the busdrivers were working under the passenger transport award, which was being adhered to faithfully by the department. This contained conditions lavouranle to the men which did not apply to men generally. He promised to place tuc requests before the Minister ot Kat wats as soon as practicable, and to et the men have a reply as soon as a decision thi-tened to. refuse work last Sunday unless their claim was complied with, but after a live-hour sto - work meeting on Sunday mornnrg l ey determined to resume wmk . ma t a dav on the understanding that tm • would be again, put forward by a deputalion the following (In> •