FIRE BRIGADESMEN’S CLAIMS

Evening Star, Issue 23021, 28 July 1938, Page 6

FIRE BRIGADESMEN’S CLAIMS

MANY GLAUSES STILL IN DISPUTE [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, July 27. The second day’s hearing of the Dominion fire brigades employees! industrial dispute in the Conciliation .Council at Wellington to-day concluded with many of the major claims still unsettled. Agreement was reached on a few of the wages claims and certain machinery clauses. An amended offer by the employers on other wages was submitted late in the afternoon, the adjournment being taken when the employees stated that they would consider this overnight. The proceedings will be concluded to-morrow. Wages and classifications for watchroom attendants were agreed on as follows:—First three months, £2 10s a week; from three to nine months’ service, £2 15s; from nine to 21 months’ service, £3. The rates for other classes of workers were left in the dispute stage. The employers declined to accept the union’s classification of senior-class brigadesmen, foremen, station officer, senior station officer, district officer, and mechanic. Their amended wages offer for other firemen was: Probationers, £4-2s 6d a week; third class brigadesmen,' £4 ss; second class brigadesmen, £4 10s; first class brigadesmen and assistant mechanics. £5.