CONCILIATION COUNCIL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19350, 10 December 1924, Page 7

CONCILIATION COUNCIL

TYPOGRAPHICAL DISPUTE. DOMINION AWARD SOUGHT, . , (Pna United Peess Absocuatiok.) CHRISTCHURCH, December 9.‘ , The demand of the New Zealand Feder- ! atod Typographical Industrial Association, of Workers for a dominion award formed. the subject of Conciliation Council proceed,-, ings this morning. The application of the Southland county newspapers for exemption, was referred to the Arbitration Court. “ The union asked the following rates aL pay ; —p>ay news operators, £6 15a, per ~ week; day jobbing operators, £7 ISs; for-' night operators, 20 per cent, extra; casual/ operators, 4s per hour for day work and s»> for night work. ■ • The employers offered for day operator# = for the four cities £5 5s per week, out-/ side the cities £5 Is. and other rates ia r proportion; casuals, 5s per hour dajrtsme, and 3s 6d night time. , '■ The union assessors at the Conciliation, ,■ Council said they were asking for an in- - crease ir. ivages because the and the printing trade generally, were in,' a prosperous condition, and the employ©®#;, wished to share in that prosperity. ' iiio ■; employers replied that if the increase were granted the cost of jobbing would go up* because the increase would be passed on. A lengthy discussion took place on the . questions of wages, hours, payment for, overtime, and holidays, but up till 9 o’clock,-to-night, when the council adjourned, no agreement had been reached and the case will be resumed in the morning.

COACH-WORKERS’ DISPUTE. (Peb United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 9.

The dominion coaohworkers’ dispute Y was before the Conciliation Council to-day;.. The union asked for a 44-hour week, with, wages for journeyman coaohworkers 2a 3d n«r hour; helpers, 15 to 16 years, £1 10a pas.', week; 16 to 17, £1 15s; 17 to 18, £2 SsT;?.’’ 18 to 19. £2 15s; 19 to 20, £3 6s; 20 to 21, £3 15s; over 21, 2a per hour. r ' The employers ask for a 47-hour week, and the following wages: —Journeyman, 2s lid per hour; improvers. Is B|d per hour for the first six months and Is lOgd for i the next six; helpers, 15 to 16 years, £1 per week; 16 to 17, £1 ss; 17 to 18, £1 10s; 18 to 10, £1 15s; 19 to 20, £2 ss; 20 to 21, £2 15s; over 21, Is B|d par hour: extra,’ helpers, Is Bjd per hour; assemblers. Is'. 9|d for the first year and Is HJd per hour.J thereafter. The employers spokesman said they could.;, not bo responsible for instituting the newr’< wage cycle for skilled workers.

One hundred sailohs and marine* recently helped to lift a txamcar at Torquay, England, to set free two midshipman' on a motor cycle who were caught underthe heavy vehicle. ■ j —lt is proposed that on a barren nfe| in France a post- should bo set up withS the words: “Here was bom, and bteqi lived for centuries, the village of ThiePWHfflß Died on the field of honour." - 3jgj