ARBITRATION COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10652, 27 July 1920, Page 5

ARBITRATION COURT

WELLINGTON SITTING FIXTURES FOR HEARING AND AGREEMENTS REPORTED. The quarterly sittings of tho Arbitration Court were opened in AVellingtou yesterday, when fixtures were made for a lengthy list of hearings. The President, His Honour -Mr Justico Stringer, presided, and the other members of the court wore: Air J. AV. McCullough (for' the employees) and Mr W. Scott (for the employers). Fixtures for hearing were arranged as follows: - Tuesday, July 27th.—Bodoll v. Cable and Co - , (compensation case), ,9.45 a.m.; Cooks’ and Stewards’ application (to follow). AVednesday, July 28th.—AA climgton Municipal Employees (appeal from refusal of Registrar of Industrial Unions), at 10 a.m. Thursday. July 29th.—Turpin v. Rangitn.ua Timber Company (compensation case), 10 a.m.; Borgs v. Lamb (compensation) ; Dominion - Shearers and Shed Hands’ applications, 2 p.m. Friday, July 30th.—Typographical workers’ dispute, 10 a.m.; Dominion Letterpress Printers and Lithographers and Paper-cutters’ dispute (to follow). Saturday, July 31st— Kelburn and Karori Tramways Employees’ dispute, 10 a.m. Monday, August 2nd.—Cooks and Stewards’ application, 10 a.m.; AVcllington Timber Yards and Sawmills’ dispute, at 2 p.m. Tuesday} August 3rd.—Masterton Carpenters and Joiners’ dispute, 10 a.m.; Furniture Trades’ dispute (women's section), 2 p.m. AVednesday, August 4th.—Retail Grocers’ Assistants, 10 a.m.; AVellingtou Bakers and Pastrycooks’ application (to follow); Furniture Trades’ application for interpretation, 2 p.m. Thursday, August sth.,—Builders and General Labourers, at 10 a.m.; Biograph Operators, at 2 p.m.; Performing Musicians (to follow).

AGREEMENTS REPORTED. Agreements arrived at between tho parties were reported in the following cases, the court agreeing to convert them into awards: —Wellington Iron and Braise Moulders, Wellington United Boilermakers, Iron aud Steel Ship and Bridge-builders, Wellington Metal Workers’ Assistants, Wellington Branch of tho Amalgamated Society of Engineers (including brassfinishers and coppersmiths, tinplate, and sheet metal workers), Wellington Builders and General Labourers (Wellington country districts); Wellington Letterpress Printers, Lithographers, and Paper-cutters, Wellington Plumbers- and G-asfitters, Wellington Brewers and Bottlers and Aerated Waters Employees/ Wellington, Motor Mechanics. H.C.L. BONUSES, ETC. A large number (of applications wore made by industrial unions fpr increases in the cost of living bonus or alternatively alterations in tho basic wage, in terms of the pronouncement made by, the Arbitration Court on April 27th last. The court, after hearing the cases stated, promised consideration of the applications in tho cases of the following ;>uiicons: —Wellington Shop Tailoresses, Wellington Painters and Deaerators, Wellington Licensed Hotel -Workers. Napier and Hawke’s Bay, Palmerston North, ahd Waipawa Licensed Hotel Workers, Wellington Tailors, Wellington Timber Yards and Sawmills, Wellington Electrical Workers (City Corporation employees), Wellington General Electrical Workers (two applications), Wellington EngineDrivers, Wellington Motor-Car and Horse-Drivers. ... • , CLAIM FOR EXEMPTION. In applying on behalf of the King Country Timber Workers, a body of about a thousand men. for exemption from the clauses of the Wellington Timber Workers’ award, Mr C. Grayndler said that the men were working under mutual agreement with their employers. They had nothing in common with tho Wellington workers, aud had. had no- say in the drawing up of the award. , They were not a registered body and the conditions under which they worked were better than those provided in tho award. The president said the matter would be dealt with. ALLEGED ANOMALY. In applying for the extra Cs com -pensation bonus for tho members of 1 the Wellington Tailors’ Union, Mr A. W. Croskory asked the enurt to remove an anomaly in the existing award hy which men in the trade on liighlvskillod work wore receiving 4a a week loss than, pressers. Ho explained that this position had arisen through an omission made two years ago in regard_ to ladies’ tailors’ wages. His Honour said the application would recede consideration.

A SETTLEMENT. In the case of tho Wellington Coachworkers’ dispute, it was stated that a settlement had been reached except on tho one point—wages. The employers intimated that they were to pay tho same wages as hr Auckland. Tms was agreed to, the terms to operate till Mar 24th. 1922. The court will resume at 10 a.m. today.