Higher Wages For Scheme 13 Workers
[Per Press Association. — Copyright ] CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.
An increase of IJd an hour as from October 1 has been granted number 13 scheme workers employed on standard Public Works jobs. The men will also receive the same holiday concession as men covered by the Public Works agreement.
An announcement to this effect was made today by the secretary of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Workers’ Union (Mr C. E. Baldwin), who added that the restrospectivc pay would mean a Christmas box of £3 for the men concerned.
IVlr Baldwin said the union, which was a national organisation, had been operating in the interest of No. 13 scheme workers for a considerable period, and over the past three months had been in negotiation with the Government for an increase in wage rates.
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Northern Advocate, 21 December 1939, Page 6
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