METAL WORKERS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10562, 13 April 1920, Page 2

METAL WORKERS

■ ■ - ■*■— ■■ — . A NEW AGREEMENT. COMPLETE SETTLEMENT. A complete settlement arrived at on Saturday evening in the Wellington Metal Workers' Assistants' dispute. Tin 1 case was previously heard before the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr W. Newton) without any agreement being arrived at, i in- representatives on either sd further discussed the points of difference between theni on Saturday morning ah;i afternoon arriving at a settlement at jl / p.m. Tho machinery clauses in the 'agreement are practically the same us tiioM' ..'led in the terms of the boilerKi" 1 era' case recently! The okl -17>-hour Week is reduced to 44. The wages clause prescribes that tho minimum Ta'bo of wage shall be Is lOd per hour, with a bonus of 3d per hour; undef the old award the minimum was Is 84d, including boliU*. The overtime rate is brought tip to date by an incrcasd front time nlid a quarti-i to timo and a half, with double time thereafter. Work done, oh special holidays! is also to be paid for at double rates. An increase hfVs been effected in " ;k> "dirtv work" allowance Iro'm 3= .■.. Is 6d, ond'another clause prescribes that any worker who is obliged to work in a temperature of 110 degrees (inrtead of 158) degrees as previously) shall receive double the'ordinnri- rates. The assessors in. the case were Messrs A. C. Mitchell, B. B. Stonebahks, and D. RiobertsoH, for the employer?; and Messrs A. Murray, J. Regan and J. C. O'Brien for the union.