PAINT WORKERS
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(Pei Press Association— Copyright),,. ; V • WELLINGTON, March 'lO. " v' As k ing that' -womert should be .. exy-; eluded from the industry ? the Wellington Paint and Varnish Workers’ Union to-day brought an application before the CburCof Arbitration at Wellington. .As the, : ground for the request, it was... stated That women were -subjected to the risk of lead poisoning. This, how- ; ever, the employers denied. A petition from women was placed before the Court, pleading that their means of livelihood should not be taken from them. The Court reserved judgment. The workers asked also for a 10-minute “smoko,” 20 minutes’ crib time, and;', a pint of milk a man daily.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1938, Page 6
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