FREEZING WORKERS
DOMINION AWARD WANTED CHRISTCHURCH CONFERENCE [BY TELEGRAPH' —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Monday A decision to form a South Island Freezing Workers' Union and to unite with North Island freezing workers in claiming a Dominion award was reached at a conference of representatives of workers held in Christchurch at the week-end. Delegates were present from points between Picton and Bluff and one represented the freezing workers of the North Island. It was estimated that 5000 workers were represented. The proposals to be made in the claim for a Dominion award include a 40-hour week and wages at tho 1931-32 rates.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22434, 2 June 1936, Page 11
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