SLAUGHTERMEN'S WAGES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13240, 21 March 1907, Page 5

SLAUGHTERMEN'S WAGES.

: A DIPFTCUL'i , Y , " : XT ISLINGTON. Per Press Association. CHRIftTCHURCH, March 20. There is l "some', dissatisfaction at Mington in regard io theinterpretation of .tliei agreement Upon which the men wfent back to work! No serious"."trouble is anticipated, but the iTisn declined to do certain things required of them by the Christ church Meat Company, and state their determina- , tion to perrpist in tl'ieii* attitude^. A corrtpromise is* expected, and negotiations are in, progress*. Tils djfteveiice is one of interpretation of litis clause defining tlio duties of slaughtermen. The clause is as follows Killing and dressing, sheep anil liimbs to consist of killing, clefiuingi talc-' ing off the sldnjirid shank with the wool pieces: tokitiij 1 inside out;' and wiping it thoroughly,' cleaning and putting' on wck stritigs, and butchers' tags." The men claim that they avfr; entitled to nbidp Mr, the 'Strict, letter of tlie agreement. The officials hold the view that tlitt duties of. Hit* men should not be limited to the; ma Iter stated iii the agreement,' but that tljey also include i-kitining the heads? and iertiovnl•>bf. the sweetbread. ' ' The men fifty: "We will skin the heads' from ear to ear, provid?d lhaf we are nob '' asked to remove the scalti. That is work that other men should be put on to do". Then as to the .sweetbycadc, these are not,' worlli taking out in'etrtiun tiinw of : - tJ»o. year: From now to'the' end Of the season they are not worth bothering about, and w-e will bo willing to remove the sweetbreads in tlifeljegihiiing of the season, sny to the end of March, provided that- we are not asked to do it for the remaining month« ; of the season; We ltavfe rto wish atwnll to make further trouble*." T,he flgt'cenicnt: ( i« 'not yet signed, and tho men wr that i'| will not be until this matter i«. decided;' PAREORA. There were 20 men working on freezers at Pareorn yesterday afternoon, seven«iore of the former hands comincr in t>.w« -ing Oie. day. -More' fire exposed' tj»i« ••rtorninir. • Besides these there?,were 18 "amatevrs" wovkitie on potters: An Islington member ofvthe Union sn'd.: —"I am very that the Pa,reora men have seen fit, to remain out. Their delegate had full power, and he: nonsetvtod to ihe agreement willi th» comp!iim'-j. Tht> Pareora men seem to object tfietelv to thfr fines, and the ros'jb of us ''onsiVfcV ihe ai<sw .mnditions' in regard 'ln'films vevv rood. The in°n s'ill on strike have, jwivUeon lovftl' •0 the Union, aiid have nlaced its officii,llr in a very awkward position." ' ■