SHEARERS' WAGES.
— «i ACCEPTANCE OF AWAfi| . —- "^::, HEAVY APPLICATIONS. " ' £bt TELEGRAPH. —EKE3S ' ASSOCU2XOH4';. TTTJATtXT. FridayAt the annual meeting of the SoutK Canterbury. branch of the Sheepownera* Union to-day the secretary of the Christchurch branch explained the shearers* new" award. Regarding the shearers' demand {or 35s instead of the award rate iS was stated -that many shearers had agreed to at-cepi the award rate. One owner had filled has shed by letter applications—another requiring a large Docking said thaa never before had so many application's been received by him.
UNION WANTS OLD, RATES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION-! WELLINGTON. Friday. The executive of the New Zealand Workers'. Union, which has already mstracted shearers, not to accept engage ment under the new award, has nov6 decided to fight for last year's rates.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17889, 17 September 1921, Page 6
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