WORK AND WAGES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6115, 23 March 1898, Page 1

WORK AND WAGES.

THE TAILOEING TEADE. The Christohuroh. Tailoring Trade Union haß. drawn up a statement of wages and conditions,, and: has submitted it to the employers. The Union asks ; f or acceptance of the conditions within a specified time. . The following are ■ tbo "conditions proposed -. — '^.(l) The" hours of .labour ! not to be more than forty-eight per week; work to be done between B. a.m.- and 6 p.m.' on • the first five days, and 8 a.m. and l : p.m. on Saturday. : (2) :AU overtime from 6 p.m. to II p.m.. to... be paid -time -and- a quarter, double time- after p.m. to be paid for the firßt five days, after one- on Saturdays to 6 p.m. tim_- , arid.'_ i quarter; after 6 p.m. time and a half • oh holidays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. time and a quarter, after 5 p.m. double time. (3) Not- more -than -two weekly hands to be employed -in' each'shop, two males -or two females, or one male and one' female, provided machinists, pressors and -persons kept for repairs and alterations aie notaffected. (4) Wages for weekly hands to be— males, minimum £2 15s per week, females ;.-JBl..'_2s : \od.. (5) The proportion of < apprentices to be one to four men, or fraction- of the first four. . For the first four ttailoresses or pressors, or fraction : of the first four, one apprentice, and so on in the same proportion. (6) Male appren'ticefl T_br.:be -bound five years and female dpprentices three years. (7) Wages of apprehtic.s-ir-ffiftlfe.2B 6d, ss, 7s6d, 10s, 12s 6d, 15s, 17S'6d,;2Ps/25s and 30s per week during the respefitiye half-years; 4 (8) . Female apprentices, ' ! 2s 6d, ss, 7s 6_, 10s, 15s and 20s. (9); __ fair distribution to be made of work in each workshop. (10) Union- members -to' be employed in preference to non-members. (11) All work to be done • oh the workshop premises of the employers/

'; At a largely-attended meeting of masterplasterers; painters, plumbers and masons, held' in :the ..'.rooms of the Builders and 'Coqtraetors' Association 'last night, it was resolved to work '.under the conditions of contract approved of by the Builders and Contractors' Association. It was also'ie:solved.to call a meeting at an- early date to" foi-m a Sub-Contractors' Association. .•'

: - -Tbe--: -Little Eiver Accident. — ' Mr Turner is slowly recovering from the injuries he received in' the Little River coach accident.