S for the beSt pay and conditions the worker-rr A/| 9 ,as evcr k nown ' ' I ' | fhings looked up for the worker the moment Labour came into power. The vicious wage and salary cuts of depression y -ygjßffip) lays were immediately restored and the promised statutory minimum wage established. Then followed the forty hour week l J with its new freedom for all. Medical and unemployment 7 \ X benefits under Social Security brought economic freedom, and ‘I workers’ compensation was placed on a secure basis. Paid % I annual holidays became a worker’s right. And, year after year, 1. 8 wages have been increased so that today the New Zealander enjoys the highest standard of living in the world. All this in spite of dire prophecies of the National Party who opposed bitterly every advance in Legislation for the working man and woman. But the Labour Government hasn’t finished yet. With your support, they will bring still more amenities for workers, improve the apprenticeship system, and plan for maximum production r —-T. in all fields to maintain and increase our living standards. [£S5t7J lOTS BIGGER PAY ENVELOPES fXIIOXI WITH LABOUR IN POWER I 1940 These are the figures for total _ salaries and Wages. | ♦ ■ ~1 ;4HI NEW ZEALAND METROPOLITAN TROTTING CLUB’S CUP MEETING-ADDINGTON Mb ills ■ I \ IL rs ill MW m| ich Day ' tn. FRIDAY and SATURDAY HEXT TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS, FRIDAY, 15th NOVEMBER. Evening trains will 1«»« _ r ''T - "W Christchurch as loUows—For Springfield 4.30 p.m.; tor Little River i.« P »-; Southbridge 4.55 pan.; lor Ashburton 5.5 p.m.; lor Rangiora and Waipara 5.16 p.»SATURDAY, 10th NOVEMBER. Evening trains will leave Christchurch as lofiows1 “ ws For Springfield 4.30 p.m.; for Ashburton 5.5 p.m.; for Rangiora and Waipara 5.1# P* THE NEW GOODYEAR GIANT TYRES pan J. £r 1 I SfAAH ? I / nave K / n,/ tomp I WZ -_r. 'rim xwH'i’Lu/'/'W Den tai A " chemists and s,orw Wholesaie Distr.buiors : Fletcher. Humphreys & 19 Cathedral Sauare.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25031, 13 November 1946, Page 4
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