FEMALE BOOKBINDERS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1358, 20 June 1918, Page 2

FEMALE BOOKBINDERS.

Yesterday the Conciliation Council considered the dispute between the Canterbury Printers', Machinists' and Bookbinders' Union (female section), and the Canterbury Master Printers' Association, the South Canterbury Printers ' Association, and the Ashburton "Mail" and "Guardian." An Auckland agreement which provided for a 45-hour week, with minimum wages as follow was discussed: —First six months 10/-, second six months 12/6, second year 15/-, third year £1 2/G; fourth year £1 7/C, thereafter £1 13/- with overtime as' follows: Workers receiving 10/- per week, 6d per hour; up to 20/-, 9d per hour; more than 20/-, 1/- per hour; holidays, eight per year. It was eventually decided that the minimum wage for all females, excluding those employed in cardboard box and paper bag making, shall be those of the Auckland agreement. The clauses in the Union's claim regarding

the payment of 50 per cent, of the workers in one establishment not less than £1 pe* week, and 2o per cent, not less than .'!()/-, was struck out. The Auckland overtime clause was adopted, anil the definition of work clause was referred to the Arbitration Court. The Auckland holidays were also agreed to, all work being done on these days to be paid for at double rates. Preference and piecework clauses, and the question of the teruTof the award were left to the Arbitration Court, while it was decided that those employed on bronzing should be provided with face guards.