WAGES OF MINERS
IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE FAIR DAY’S WORK FOR FAIR DAY’S PAY. Br Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, May 22. Sir Edward Clarke, chairman of the Conciliation Board for South Yorkshire, has awarded tho highest minima, as under: Getters, 6s 9d; trimmers and fillers; 5s 9d; byworkmsn superintendents, 6s; all others over twenty-one, ss; boys, 2s to 4s lOd. The award follows the principle of a fair day’s work at a fair day’s wage. Men failing to work 80 per cent, of shifts during a week or to work to the best advantage, or to execute reasonable orders, shall forfeit the right to the minimum. FEDERATION AND THE MINIMA. LONDON, May 22. The Miners’ Federation Conference strenuously protested against several of the awards fixing the minimum below a reasonable living wage, and instructed the executive to seek an interview with the Government.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8129, 24 May 1912, Page 5
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