LABOUR

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 16 February 1915, Page 2

LABOUR

BRITISH RAILWAYMEN. (Pbbss association.—Copxeight.) LONDON'.. Feb. 15. The railwayincn's agreement gives 3s a week to employees receiving under 30s a week, and 2s to those receiving above 30s. The. Scottishccompanie s the &reat Northern, and the district -tubes refused to agree. The leaders of the railwayriieri threaten trouble. _ , . i . . (Received Feb. 16, 10.5 a.m.).. LOKT>ON, Feb. 15. All the railways except the Scottish have agreed to the increase of wages. INDUSTRIAL AWARDS. AUCKLAND, Feb. 15. In the Arbitration Court, JJr Arthur Rosser asked leave to bring forward arguments to show cause why the decision made at the outbreak of war, that no further awards should be made, be revoked or revised. . The president asked whether the employers had been, advised, so that they I might consider the matter. ;; Mr Grosvenor replied that the Employers' Association had. not been notified. Probably the association would like to have the opinion of the employers/of the. Dominion as a whole on the subject, though mferentially they, had anticipated some such application being made. Mr. Rosser, in reply to further ques : tions, said he represented two of his own unions which had disputes pending, and also the Labour Representation - Committee," composed of 81 delegates, of 27- registered : unions. He suggested that the Court should hear what was to be said here, and then Lear-argument in other centres. The f resider.t said he was convinced there wore Ivi • s that "were,affected ad- ! verselv bv ;' • mard. It wis,quite reasonable to iGusider the workers'. : deI anarid«* He advised Mr fcosser to for-mally-notify the Employers'. Association. .Mr *Grosvenor remarked- that it ought to be considered .advisable for the employers to come before -the Court as » federation. . . The President fixed Friday for the hearing of argument. > ~;