Bolger pledges amendments
PA Wellington If the State Sector Bill ; went ahead in its present form, National would in- ; troduce an amendment; allowing teachers and : nurses to take . wage j disputes to a tribunal, said the Leader of. the Opposition, Mr Bolger, yester-J day. “It is incredible that the Government wants to force responsible groups such ' as those in the health care area and teachers to strike ; rather than to negotiate,” he said. ! j “The ultimate victims
of the Government’s action will be the sick, the young and women. “The National caucus is certain (that nurses and teachers do not want to strike, and their calls to the Government for radical changes to the legislation should be listened to.” ; i , ; Under ! the bill, the police could go to arbitration; and a tribunal to settle their 1 disputes. A National Government would make the same arrangement for teachers and those in the hospital sevices. { r
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