TAILORING DISPUTE.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 8, Issue 344, 26 September 1917, Page 3

TAILORING DISPUTE.

At the Arbitration Court's sitting at Dunedin, on September 13, the Otago and Southland Operative Tailors and Shop Tailoicsscs applied for an award. The minimum wage demanded for weekly hands was £3/5/-, the employers offering £2/15/-; the; hourly wage demanded was 1/1-i the employers offering .1/-. The minimum wage for tailorcsses demanded was: Coatmakers, £2; trousers, vest and sb.lrtm3kc.rs, £1/15/-; machinists, £1/17/6; an hourly rate of 10d. The

employers' .proposals were .an allround weekly wage of £1/10/-, and an hourly rate of Bd.

Messrs. M. J. Jtcardon and R. C. Wilson appeared for the Union, and .Mr. A. S. Cookson for the employers.

In supporting the employers' proposals, Mr. Cookson said since the last award was made in May, 1913, many Duncdin master tailors had gone out of business, and the trade had drifted into the factories. He called evidence |!.o show Ihis was the case.

Mr. Keardon contended that it was not to the credit of the tailoring trade that they should seek, to employ a journeyman at 2/15/- per week.

After Mr. Rcardon Tiad called Union witnesses,' the President said bethought both parlies should meet together and see if they could not evolve ■some scheme for their mutual benefit. The Court.would be sitting in "Wellington early in November.