INCREASES IN WAGES

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1204, 14 September 1927, Page 5

INCREASES IN WAGES

TO MUNICIPAL EMPLOY EES

(Per Press Association), Christchurch, Sept. 13. When the Labour majority of the City Council sought approval to grant, increases to certain of its employees last night, strong objection was voiced by representatives ot tue Citizens' Association. ‘‘This is another part of the plan to give increased wages to all the ( city council employees.” ■ ‘‘Trouble will be caused by paying council employees more wages than, are paid to employees outside.” “Where is the money coining from?” “We cannot afford to increase . wages at present-!” These were some of the statements hurled at the Labour councillors. The council decided eventually to ; • grant an. increase oi 2d an hour ‘ .linesmen and their assistants in t-lie employ of the municipal electricity department, and also to grant the men a week’s holiday each year. All the council’s drivers, with the exception of drivers of sanitary carts, are pi s£ qnoqn jo osuo.TOui tic OAieoo.r oj per week. . The drivers ,of sanitary carts are to receive an>-increase of • 2s per week. It is also proposed io giv* the drivers a week’s holiday each year on full pay.