Railway Dispute
Sir, —“Disgusted” fails to see both sides of the railway dispute. The Government, in my opinion, is deliberately fomenting the present strike. The railwaymen are as much entitled to skill margin money as are other sections of the community. The magistrates and school teachers had substantial rises of salary before the November elections. Our M.P.s also have handsome salaries, plus many overseas trips. New Zealanders do not favour a Government which awards the skills of the higher incomes, but lashes and ignores the skills of the lower income group.—Yours, etc. EQUITY. May 9,1967.
Sir, —Will the union undertake to police their members so that they are not better off financially while the strike lasts than they would be if at work? As most of them own a car they can capitalise on the situation as self-employed taxi-drivers, thereby alleviating the effects of the very strike which they have implemented. The Government has opened this path for them by legalising the carrying of passengers for reward and indemnifying them against any accident claims while doing this noble work. On top of this, we read that members of other departments will be levied to subsidise these strikers.—Yours, VIGILANT. May 9, 1967.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31365, 10 May 1967, Page 18
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