ARBITRATION COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 27 May 1915, Page 4

ARBITRATION COURT.

MANURE WORKERS' DISPUTE.

BY TELEGRAPH—MIESS ASSOCIATION. .. DUNEDEN T, May 26. Ine chemical manure workers' dispute came before the Arbitration Court-to-.day. Th o princfoal Questions forsettlement were those of wa^es and of the time for "smoko."" The union asked that workers should ret at least £ *£ -er nour- !t was"* contended! that there were a number of awards iit Utago and Southland which contained? special provision for manure workers, but in no case was the wage less than; Is 3d per hour. In the South Canterbury Pi-am and wool workers' award, men handling oil or mixing manure were naid Is 4£d per hour. For the employers it was contended that in this dispute a very big principle was involved, that was whether men who were* in constant employment were entitled to receive the same wages as men who* were only engaged for six or sevea months in the year, It would1 be found that those men who were in permanent work and received constant warres had always been treated differently to those with broken time. An increase in wages to 10s per day would affect allmanufacturing industries in the Dominion. The Court took time to consider its decision.