THEATRE WORKERS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 144, 14 December 1935, Page 6

THEATRE WORKERS

EMPLOYERS' OFFER

An amendment to the wage rates offered by the employers yesterday afternoon in the "front of.the house" theatre workers' dispute led to an adjournment in order that the workers', assessors might place the offer before their organisation. The dispute was between the.Wellington Theatrical and Places of Amusement Employees' Industrial Union .("front of the. house workers), applicants, and Messrs. J. C. Williamson (N.Z.), Ltd., Grand Opera House, and others. Mr. P; Hally, the Conciliation Commissioner, presided. The assessors for the employers were Messrs. W. Burton, "R. Shepard, G. Harcourt, J. M. Dunn, with W. J. Mountjoy as advocate. The union's assessors were Messrs. E. Harvey, A. Boyd, E. Meadows, and J, Holmes, with Mr. A. W-.-Croskery as advocate. ■■':A'greement;.:"had been reached on many and .after a retirement the employers ; -offered -£1 13s for a 32----hour Week for females and youths who act as ticket sellers, £2 10s\3d for a 36----hour week for ticket-takers, doorkeepers, ushers, and other theatre attendants (males other than'youths), and ,£1 I3s-for youths, and: females. A youth was denned as lirider the.dge of 20 years. The minimum rate of 4s Gd per performance for ali'theatre attendants other than caretakers and cleaners was offered, £3 17s per week for caretakers in continuous theatres,. and! ; ils 'Bd*j>et hour for;" cleafiers trther liian "caretakers. | ■:'-■'■;<■■::■■'■ ■■ The. offer-Yin regard to annual holidays was that workers other than caretakers be granted seven days' leave on full pay, and caretakers ten days' on full pay. Double time was provided for in cases where employees were.; called Upon to work on Christmas Day, Good Friday, Anzac Day, or Labour Day. ..• Casual workers employed .; on less than six consecutive showing days each week were offered Is extra per performance, and theatre attendants required to, wear dress suits were ■■■.offered; 2s 6d-,extra per week. -..'•:-. The: employers were .thanked by Mr. Croskery for the; way they had met the'tyorkers in the endeavour to obtain an The employees would like to ilplace the offer before . their organisation.