ARBITRATION COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11927, 9 February 1917, Page 6

ARBITRATION COURT.

mm sittings, BRUSH AND BROOM TRADE. The Arbitration Court resumed it? sittings tn-uay -it, the Piovimtial (council Chambers. y ir Justice Stringer presided, and with him wvi-e Mr W. Scon, jsmployers' representative, and Mr J. A. M'Cuilcutlh. employees" representative. The dispute between -Ji.c Canterburs Brush and Broom Trade Imutctriol Union of Woikers (Mr 1!. Humor) am:! the trade employers (Mr F. Cooper.i was the first case for bearing. Mr Hunter said that a. conferencehad bee?) called between the jiariics interested, as suggested by tlie Court. but it had not been found possible io come to an agreement v.ith regard to the settlement oi : rho "'log''" ijuestion. The partid--; had agreed to a clause as noted in the e;:g'!ieor-v' award, which dealt with work or. a ho'c.Ms system. 'The main points in the dispute were in regard to wages ami hours. Mr Hunter dealt at some length with the proposals, which bad Hw rite-r basis tue high cost of liv:ri--. as follow:--That, the hours of work shall be forty-four per week. That eight hours shall be worked on five days of the week, float -S a.m. to 5 p.m., with olio hour ob for him. neon, and four hoots ou Niiunhiy. from li a.m. until noon. That in reg.m! to e.vt-rtime- i'M v or-; done in excels ot the h'>'::■' p'e.-eno;'.i by clause 1 shall be paid ;,.:• at ihe rate of time and a oiarier fo- ; ;:e brst two hours and time and a halt there—After, the rao' to apply aFo to piecework rates. That the w.uts "or uotie workeis shad be as follow,:- Pain; b, tl :-h worker io 10s, iii-st-cla?s m;iehi;dv< il'i 'bo tir--' - wood turners <;.'} .".•■. Sirst-class millet-broom makers c;] »;. ; ii;-,'-class hairs hand .13 IGb. horsehair draiier and curler ,C 3 (is. nail -uoek cod Ixittsehrusli hands LH ds. sharer m:u kino Stand £3 10s. bench hand f! 'is -:■.;.! L':) 6d, socoj;d-"!a--s mr.ehird-i> L'b.. That the ahov wares sh:di_ bo rim • minimum rate for the ebe-ses of v.-orkers-as specified. nv,(\ in 11." < oo-e of any adup male worker nm tiu- moirmu';! shall be not 1c- : than I'2 U.s p^rweek. Thav. in retard to " pan " v.crk. the Tfork mav be dame by piecework or on "the■piOJaittm. b:-:oi.-. sy : -teao bu l oi c-'tle'r at such rates as sjtail secure to a comprint worker at leasi b! j>rr ee:r Tnorc than the ninimom rat.- proridtvl by tlris award For the mirpo-e of tlds clause competent ' nan '' workr-rp shail be classed as equal to and .shall ro^ojy.tho same rate of v/iiges as a fi'st-ola-; V " hairs hand M as a wcldv wa_ r e btisis /for tlie coinputatitm of p ; 'C"iv<'"!; rates. That the following shad be ;!;■-- mintmum rate of wages to be p.iid to appren-tices:--First si_x months-, r-s a week: second six months. 17s dd a week : third six months, €] a week: fimrih si\ anonths, .CI 2s t'kl a w<>el.- : fifth si\montlis, £1 ."is n week: <-ixvh -it: month--. £1 10s a woe!; : scent': si\- i;khi!;?. £1 15s a week: eiglitb, i,v : months, k'2 a week; ninth rix montb. c , £2 os a week: tenth six months, £2 Ids a week: after which they shall receive the minimum wage. That in Tctrard to the waees .of females the minimum rate m" wages for girls and wome-n workers slmll be as follows:-- ( ; i;>i,-|..r sixreee -ears of a r .e. Los a week, with an increase 0 ? o.- (-„-] a week every six nmnth= until the minirait m of 37s Od is reached. That wmren of the acre of twenty years, starting work, to receive not less than 2os a week for the first sixmonths, for rim scr-ond six months 30s a week, for Urn third rix months 35s a •week, nfter wive], to receive the minimum wage of 37s (~-1 a week. The employers 1 eour.ter-proposals stipulated a forty-five hour week, but were in accordance -with tho union in regard to the. overtime rate. Tim wago.for male workers was stipulated at Is 3d an b-mr. and for unskilled labourers Is Hd am hour. That in regard to pan work there shall be a uniform rate of 13 knots a Id for all cia.sses n f set work. Cane fronts- Od a dozen extra.. That the rate for junior workers shall.be for the first six months 10s a Week, wit.li 2s o'd v-r week advance every six months until tho e r ghrh sis: months, when the wages' shall be at the hourly rate of eighth six months Sd. ttinth six months- 05d, tenth six month's iosa. Tiiat the minimum wage to be prid to females who have boon five yo.-n's at tho trade shad! b-" 30s a week, computed by the hour. That the minimum wage to bo paid to female assistants shall bo ]os a week, "with 2s <xl a week increase every six months until tbo minimum rate prescribed in jsub-eiauso A he attained. Mr Hunter ii.e-n eaib-d evidence in support of tbe proposals. Thomas Smith, employed by the Otago Brush (V:tn;wm ror fifteen year?, Etated tliat 1;- earned on an average £3 3s per week, working on piece work He had had forty-seven years' experience in the brush-mairing industry. Jle gave evidence in regard to certain details in the brush-making business. TTe .stated that the Dnncdin Union were advancing a claim similar "to the one now before the Court. Adolph Tych-sen, employed by Messrs Bunting and Co. as a rniiTot-broom maker. Johti I'.righimore as woodturner, and Frank Newbury (sawvef), T. Burt (paint-b : -i:.sl'. jo.aker'!, diaries Millingtmt <bairdress-...-o Edward .7. Mather Cbro-v, ,, n .| r |--, I )p V ) i Archibald 11. MT.a.cidan (brush finisher' and "pan" hand;. George Walsh (borer machinist) and Edward Cecil : ("hairs'" hand and "pan" hand) also \ gave evidence m regttrd to trade, tech- : mque. ' ] Mr Cooper called James A Black manager of A. IVppior's furniture factory, who iravo .evidence to show whv a • shapsr" m a brush factory should not receive the same rate of pav as that of the wimo class of worker in a furni- j ture factory, under the furniture trade , award. ! ' i Awards in the disputes brought by ! the" Christchurch Export Slaughtermen's Fnion-and the Christchurch Farriers' Union havo been filed with the clerk of awards at the Supreme Court. Orders adding parties have been filed in re.spoefc to the Canterbury cqachJjijilders and Canterbury motor-car Bod honw-iirivors' awards. : . ii