AUCKLAND DRIVERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 7 November 1938, Page 9

AUCKLAND DRIVERS

NOT SATISFIED WITH AWARD POSSIBLE REVOCATION United Press ABSociatioi.' AUCKLAND. 6th November. Drivers in the Northern Industrial District will go to work as usual tomorrow morning. About 700 men were present at a meeting in the Trades Hall this morning to determine their attitude towards the recently-pronounced award, which gave them an increase of 5s a week and not 10s as they desired, and a 44-hour week instead of 40. The issue was w'hether they should cease work to-morrow morning or adopt more constitutional methods.

After deliberating for nearly three hours, it was decided to have the Federation of Labour confer with the Prime Minister in regard to the possible revocation of the awai'd.

Members of the union excutive refused to make any statement. Independent inquiries were made and led to the conclusion that the Federation of Labour will seek a conference. path Mr Savage. It will be emphasised that the men that the wages rates are inadequate, and that there is ample precedent for the Arbitration Court to grant drivers a weekly working period of 40 hours. It was gathered also that Federation representatives will ask the Prirpe Minister to take appropriate steps towards having the award revoked since the drivers allege that it does not make allowances for working conditions and cost of living. The meeting to-day was addressed by a representative of the national organ- . isation which has its headquarters at Wellington, and by members of the Auckland District Council of the Federation.