TRAMWAY WAGES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11294, 26 August 1930, Page 7

TRAMWAY WAGES

. XU AGREEMENT AT CONGIL LiT-lUX: CO U.NCIL. MANAGER. RAISES IMPORTANT ~ POINT.. '' ■ CONTENDS BOARD EXEMPT ER OM ARBITRATION. AWARD-. IPres* AisoolatioD.J CHRISTCH UIICH, Aug. 25. .After a sittihg of four hours the Conciliation Council set- up-, to .dealwith", claims for a new award 'by the Chris fell urch Tfaimvnv Employees Union adjourned yesterday without reaching an agreement' on any important clause. The union claims represented increases of one pouny per hour in wages and several demands for amended hours and conditions. The Tramways Board submitted counter proposals lor a.reduction of Wages, of one halfpenny per hour., with certain amendments, in conditions.. i.Mr. W. Ha vAvard;' chairman ;‘of;the Tramivavs -Board; - said’.- that: the. Board must have relief in 'sbmefway.. Manv of thc v conditions relating to jiiiy for overtime, alloAvance of holidays, and hours of Avork; ■ bad' - been given Avhcn times Aver o good and the Trams Avere shoAiing a profit. . Now times Avere not good. One of the conditions the hoard found burdensome ivas the payment of double tr.u * for Sunday work. If the board - could not get this condition amended it ivould have to reduce its losses by cutting- out Sunday Avork. _ Mr. Snow, for the Union, said there ivas no possibility of the T>nion agreeing to tile suggestions made bj the employers. . After further discussion Mr. Thompson. general manager of the t-raimvavs, said that under special legislation, the Board was exempt from Arbitration ; aivards, . and -he. might vet liave to raise that point. - The Council .adjourned'till to-mor--I'oav : " ' •