Extended Bar Hours

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31501, 16 October 1967, Page 12

Extended Bar Hours

Sir,—Perhaps they are not aware of it, but the present ban on 10 o’clock closing being imposed by the barmen of New Zealand hotels is playing into the hands of the breweries and publicans. The barmen will win and in due course an increase in the price of beer etc., will be the end result. What a far cry from 1958 when a lOoz beer cost sixpence!—Yours, etc., PAT T. SHEEHAN. October 13, 1967.

Sir, I wholeheartedly agree with C. E. McGlashan. Unions have adopted this dictatorial policy for many a long year. It has now reached the stage where the union, and not the employer, controls his business. If this non-compulsory system was introduced there would be a big increase in unemployment as a lot of so-called workers only hold their jobs because of union pressure. Surely an employer has the right to employ or dismiss staff as he sees fit without any humbug from the union. The secretary of the Southland union has resigned: it is to be hoped that the others do likewise and put an end to this stupid situation. What the Hotel Workers’ Union really wants is not a broken shift allowance but a short shift.— Yours, etc., THREE HOURS SHORT. October 14, 1967.