HC Deb 20 February 1930 vol 235 cc1564-5
32. Mr. LANG

asked the Minister of Labour if she has any information with regard to the hours of labour and the wages of operators in cinema theatres in London and the provinces?

Miss BONDFIELD

With my hon. Friend's permission I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a tabular statement

MINIMUM KATES OF WAGES for Cinema Operators, as agreed upon between branches of the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association and the Electrical Trades Union.
District. Class of Worker. Minimum Weekly Rates of Wages. Hours of Labour in a full week.
s. d.
London* Chief Operator 97 0 48
Second Operator 54 0
Yorkshire, West Riding. Class A Halls:
Chief Operator 90 0 Less 15 per cent. —
Second Operator 60 0
Class B Halls:
Operator 60s. to 80s. according to seating capacity.
s. d.
Manchester† Operator (1st Grade Halls) 90 0 Less 10 per cent. 48
Operator (2nd Grade Halls) 70 0
Glasgow and West of Scotland. Class A H alls:
Chief Operator 85 0 48
Second Operator 67 6
Class B Halls:
Chief Operator 67 6
Second Operator 57 6
Class C Halls:
Chief Operator 57 6
* In London the trade union party to the agreement was the National Association of Theatrical Employés.
† In Manchester the agreement wag not signed by an employers' association but by individual employers.