Bigger Wage Rise Now Sought
WELLINGTON, This Day (P.A.). —On the eve of the Court of Arbitration hearing for wage increases, the Federation of Labour, on behalf of the Furniture and Related Trades Union, increased the amount it is claiming.
The increases to the claim, originally filed in April, are from 1s 3d an hour to 1s 51d an hour and from £2 5s to £2 18s 6d a week.
The claim of the Auckland Ceramic and Concrete Workers’ Union, affiliated to the Trades Union Congress, remains at 1s 9d an hour and £3 10s a week.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 December 1950, Page 4
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