CARPENTERS' DISPUTE

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 52, 2 March 1921, Page 8

CARPENTERS' DISPUTE

POSITION UNCHANGED

DOMINION CONFERENCE PROPOSED.

As a result of the Conciliation Council proceedings yesterday no agreement was reached in connection with the carpenters' dispute, and the dispute will go to the Arbitration Court. To-day the secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners had nothing further to report, but mentioned that the men who had left work continued to drift away to other jobs at higher rates than the employers' offer of 2s 9d, and there' -were only half-a-dozen not placed. Another move in the direction of a settlement and for the mutual benefit of employers and employees throughout the Dominion is being made by the Builders' Federation, and this is the subject of a statement made by a member of the Master Builders' Federation, as follows:—

"Though the previous conferences of the Carpenters' and Joiners' Union, and! the omployers representing the Wellington Builders and Contractors' Association did not appear to have accomplished much, the interest aroused led to a further offer by the president of the Builders" Federation of New Zealand, while considering the business of a new award at the Conciliation Court yesterday. The union's assessors took a most favourable view of the offer, going into the matter with the employers of appointing Mr. Newton, Conciliation Commissioner, chairman of the conference. This has been heartily agreed to by bothsidns, and :it is hoped that a permanent board for the Dominion, may come about out of their conference consisting of an equal number on each -side to deal with, matters for their mutual benefit. The offer, was that representatives of the union would be invited from the chief centres to meet an eqj;i]^number of the employ era, who will meet shortly in Welling- ■ ton, in regard to a conference with the members of the Architects' Institute on other matters, the object being to avail ourselves of the federation's^ representatives' visit,' and with ths hope that some permanent good will be -he outcome. The offer also provides- that the expenses of the visit shall be borne by the federation. The employers have great faith, that the desires of the men will >have very mature consideration, in spite of any tronble that ' may be Happening at the present time. Mr. Newton, Conciliation f c mmisbioner, has consented to act as chairman.