RAILWAY STRIKE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 14 June 1924, Page 5

RAILWAY STRIKE.

lUILWAYMEN’S LOSS.

13/ TAl^^rnnh —Prpsa AsßoWatioc. WELLINGTON, June 13

Raihvaymen have received a hU ?~ prise since the working week ot 4b hours has been reverted to. • Under the conditions which obtained when the old 44-hour week was in ioice before the strike, the men were paid overtime for time worked in excess ot eight hours on any particular day, and in addition to this extra payment on the daily rate, they were also P ; yd overtime, 'if it so happened that the week’s work ran into more than 44 hours. This double payment of overtime on the daily and weekly computation of hours, has now ceased, tor the raihvaymen have discovered that although they may have worked more than eight hours on a particular day, but yet” have not exceeded 48 • hours for the week, they have not received any overtime. The Department, however, is apparently continuing to pay a special rate for night work, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The fact that ordinary overtime is not paid until 48 nouis have been worked is interpreted by the raihvaymen as an indication that by going on strike, they have lost the eight hour day.

BOARD OL’ INQUIRY. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, June 13. The Board of Inquiry set up by the Government to inquire into the riuxi ut pav and conditions ot work ol l-io members of the Second Division «t t!m Rai!v. ay service* has t>ce*n constituted as follows • —Air .1 nst ice Frazer, Messrs W. Scott and H. Hunter. Members of the Arbitration Court, Air J. Mason, first assistant to tbo General Alanagci of Railways. Air .). Alack, General Secretary - of Amalgamated Society or Railway Servants. Mr .hisiicc Frazer is appointed chair man. and the hoard is empowered to conduc" tin* inquiry at, such times and places re. it thinks fit, reporting to the Minister ol Railways not later than July 31.