BUTCHERS’ DISPUTE

Evening Star, Issue 16778, 5 July 1918, Page 4

BUTCHERS’ DISPUTE

The Conciliation Commissioner {Air \V. H. ihewi ■■ it this morning to hoar a, dispute Vjr-i-.vt an tlie master butchers siw the Dunedin Operative butcher a’ Union. bo mo wins iv ( . , For 1 ’i: applicant uni ui. Aiowrs i’rilteil, .1. cliimonr. imrl I. 'i.'. -'inirh, v.ith Air IA. 15m?n as- ngeni ; for tlio respondent employers, Messrs A'. . Wri-ghr. 'i. Klhott. and J. L. Hannan, with Mr A. -S. Look'-on as agent. The principal alterations provided for in Iho st:omient of claim by the union weio for a 48-hcm" week, inal.wid oi 52, an at present : and the foilo'.vhvr scale of mrrenr'ii in vmw : —Firri. shopman or r.i-Mi in charge, A 34 5s (ins! ■'■ ad cf f'-~> l;~o : sc'.miH shopman. £3 17s Cd (£3 ss); first ?r.vdi l 'f,r-:!'-u;an. £4 5? I£Z 10s): second .?ma!l"i)'iosman, £3 17s 6:1: all other win 1: . £3 1!.’., cd (.Gob Tlr> >’■ decided to allow the exemption m respect to pork hatchers an ur'e. ~e. .iv liv iliii t'ornt. Air Rrwn sn-d that if the employers would agree to » 10 per cent, increase in iv.ici-3, iho union were prepared to take i»xi !i':: r award as a basis. The counter proposals of the employers could not be ("Roi'Laincd for a moment. The eninloyei':! strongly opposed the present- clause resrioctiitg the hours of work, pointing out t'aat in weeks where public holidays noctured—especially at _ Easter and Christmas-time—l lie provision for .sue!) holidays cnnntui.g as a. full (key worked was unreasonable. 'hy.v. cn^idern.Me discussion on this matter, and it was finally agreed that tlio <dd clause providing’ for the hours of work stand, with the fallow! nr,' addition,—On Christmas Eve, New 'Fear's Eve, and the Thursday before flood Friday the hours of w«rk may be extended to 9 n.rn., provided the workers- employed shall be jj.-t d overtime at the rate of time and a-half for all time worked beyond the usual hour for closing work on such days. At the time our report closed no agreement had been come to regarding wages,hut the rate for casual workers was raised from Is 6d to Is 9d per hour.