BONUS REDUCTIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18562, 24 May 1922, Page 5

BONUS REDUCTIONS

OPERATION POSTPONED. . j CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL'S - ACTION. - ■ v (Pbb -United Pew Assrcurteng.l \ . CHRISTCHURCH, May 23., r I At last night’s meeting of the cil a recommendation from Committee that the council, put intq iiaraqdiale operation the award of the Arbitra- > tion Court in regard to the reduction of wages was defeated by 10 votes to 9. SOUTH OTAGO FREEZING WORKSOur Balclutha correspondent writes that trouble is threatened among the' worker! at the South Otago Freezing Company*! worj»s at Finegand, consequent on the de- , cision of the Arbitration Court to,, yedtloe the bonus. At a recent meeting of.thft workers the following resolution was ca»> ried:—“That in the-event of the Arbitration Court .reducing the standard of living of the freezing workers, we cwne work aa rq soon as the .'court’s decision is pub into -1operation by the employers. Further, we consider that we receive at present the lowest wage it is possible to exist upon-, Sand we strongly ressnt any reduction-in our ‘ present standard of living.l!of-i It-us rumoured that the management intends to % give a week’s notice to the men to-morrow ~-.w (Wednesday) of the proposed reduction, but this rumour lacks confirmation, and. toe management ig not making its intentions known. In the meantime it is refusing to book space_ ahead, and this knowledge had an appreciable effect on the market' joe s fat lambs at the stock sale in Balclutha on '■* Friday. . .. J' '■; . - .-4 The freezing season would dose down'*--, next month .in any case, and it seems- a ■; pity that the men should “down tools” new ■; ■ when they have a few weeks’ profitabla i; work in sight., .J