HOTEL HOURS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12066, 23 July 1917, Page 5

HOTEL HOURS.

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WORKERS' TWJTST AGAINST

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DEPUTATION TO MR MASSEY. [Per Press Association] WELLIXCTOX, July 23. \ deputation ropivsentmp: hotel wo'rkors waited <-n the Prime Minister to-day to protest against six o clock closing. 31,- A. Jackson, president of the >e_w Zealand Motel Workers' Union, .said that- if early closing: were brought into force 1-3 ' per cent of the hotel workers wuukl be thrown out of woik. Hotels at present 1 were open for fixtoon hours per clay, and the hotel workers' award made provision for a ten hoi 11 s' r;ay. consequently the hotel propt ierors had to keep two shifts. The strength of the organisation was 3P2-1. aiul of 'hi.s number iHO lrul l;oup voluntarilv t i the front- .iikl o>rpo:-ted to get their positions hack again. This would not ho possible ,1 the hotel-; were closed at six o'clock. It ii was a fair thing to close hotels at six. the same as shops, then it- was also a fair thine; that- tho hole! workers should have iho same privileges and same lieur.s as wore worked by shop assistant *•.

Mr K. secretary of the. Wellington Hotel Work'uV Fin'on, .said that the .■-tatement thai six o'clockclosing would be against national efiii iency was misleading.

T!ie Prune Minister Mid that- the matter would be our for special legislation. The Government had no desire to injure any section of the community, and a Hill dealing with the matter would be brought down within the next few week.';.