COAL MINERS
[Per United Press Association.]
AUCKLAND, February 15. The president of the Coal Owners’ Association denies the assertion that the coal owners declined to meet the Coal Miners' Federation In conference. On tho contrary, ho rays, tho employers agreed from the out'set to hold a conference, "provided the federation, who were seeking, to alter the system from local awards as between local unions and local owners to a Dominion r.ward. ahc.nld first formulate definitely their demands respecting each mine. They intimated on January 24 that a, conference could he arranged within 14 days of tho receipt of tho federation's demands. These demands readied the association on February 10, and a conference was at once arranged for February 21. Tho federation ask for an iuoi case of 17A per cent, on the present rates for miners working on tonnage rates who are nrablo to earn the average of 14s Id per shift, to have their pay brought np to that amount: for an idle day on Saturdays; for wages to be paid weekly on Friday, instead of fortnightly; for free household coal instead of coal at cost; and a number of other alterations of the working conditions which i.be employers state will materially increase the cost, of bowing.
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Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 8
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208COAL MINERS Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 8
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