STOREMEN AND PACKERS
NEW AWARD ASKED FOR
The Wellington Wholesale Merchants Employees’ Union (storemen and packers) are asking for a new award as to wages and certain working conditions, the wages claims being as follow, present rates being shown in parentheses! Head storeman in charge of one 01 more, £4 17s per week (.£4 7s); storeman or packer where no other ifl employed, £4 12s 6d (£3 17s) ; ordinary storeman £4 17s 6d (£3 17s 6d); juniors under 17 years, £1 8s 6d (£1 3« 6d); 17 to 18. £1 los (£1 8s 6d); IS to 19. £2 os (£1 18s 6d); 19 to 20, £2 17s 6d (£2 8s 6d); 20 to 21, £3 10s (£2 18s Od); casual workers, 2s 6d per hour (Is lid). A demand is also made for payment at the rate of an additional 3d per hour for storemen and packers handling cement. Payment for work done on holidays is asked for at double rates instead of the present time and a half. Messrs C. IV. Jienry, H. Dyson, and F. C\ Simpson have been appointed the union's assessor? during the proceedings before the Con ciliation Commissioner to-dav.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11664, 31 October 1923, Page 11
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194STOREMEN AND PACKERS New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11664, 31 October 1923, Page 11
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