INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 288, 9 November 1912, Page 5

INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

COTTON WORKERS WAGES. London, Nov. 8. About 35.000 workers in the bleaching. scouring and dyeing trades in Lancashire and Yorkshire have asked for an increase to 7d per hour tor adults and a proportionate increase for boys. BrTCHERS- STRIKE ENDED. Sydney, Nov. 8. A hundred and fifty mutton butchers at Glebe Island struck against the speeding-up provision in the recently issued award, and in consequence the bulk of the sheep at today's sales were withdrawn. A shortage of mutton is expected. Later. The butchers at Glebe Island have resumed work. The new conditions are practically tlie same as those of the old award with the exception that they receive an extra 1- per hundred sheep killed and dressed. BAKERS AND PASTRY COOKS' ! DISPITE. Dunedin. Nov. 8. M'ht-n the bakers and pastrycooks’ [dispute came before the Arbitration Court to-day Mr. Haymes, who appeared for the union, asked the court to diiect that a conference be held between tlie employers and i representatives of the union, j The President (Mr. Justice Sim) (asked if they were not prepared to luecepr the award that had been I made in Auckland and Wellington. I Mr. Hay nies replied t hat the dis-1 j pute was in no way connected with i the Auckland and Wellington dis- ! pute. The claims of the local union i were not at all on all fours with [ (hose of the northern unions. I His Honour, after remarking that j the claims i.f the union were of very [ small importance, said when the i court heard the Auckland dispute it I was understood that any award made i should govern the rest of the Dominion. The Auckland award, was I practically a Dominion award. in i substance ii not in name, and the court thought it .should be accepted [ without further talk. He thought it was absurd to ask the court to reconsider the matter. .Mr. Hayes : We are quite willing to confer. j His Honour: What do you want | to confer about ! | Hr. Laurensoii : There are certain things that do not suit either side. His Honour : The Workers' I nion say they want uniformity, and the employers want uniformity, and when they get an opportunity for iQ they do not want it. It. seems to me absurd. After the general conditions: are fixed you want a local variation. After further discussion the President offered the parties an award or they could allow the dispute to stand over till next year. Mr. Hayfl i s again pressed the need of a conference. His Honour : Tt is a most improper attempt to go back on what was really an understanding between employers and workers. Yon will be wise if y ou apply for an award now. .Mr. Haymes asked the court to allow him an hour or two to confer with the union. The request was granted, and it was subsequently stated that the Auckland award would be accepted. They would like bread bakers to be allowed to start work at three o'clock on Wednesday morning, which was the usual haif-holidav. Employers and workers would like that. Pastrylooks should have New Year’s Day, Good Frida?. Christmas Day and Labour Day. and six days' holidayon full pay in lieu of other general holidays when they would work on ordinary pay. instead of receiving time and a naif. His Honour said the court would consider the matter.