UNION PROTESTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 229, 26 September 1940, Page 8

UNION PROTESTS.

ALLEGED REMARKS MADE.

HOSPITAL BOARD CHAIRMAN.

Objection to remarks allegedly made by the chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board, Mr. Allan J. Moody, at the board's meeting on Mondav night has been taken by the Auckland Boilermakers' Union and is expressed in a letter which is- being sent to the individual members of the board for consideration at the next meeting. The letter, written by the secretary of the union, Mr. H. W. Mayo, states: "At a largely attended meeting of thU union attention was drawn to a report of certain remarks by your chairman at Monday's meeting. He is reported to have said: 'If I had my way I would make them work until they dropped.' Assuming that Mr. Moody .was correctly reported, my members wish to know: (1) Whether Mr. Moody (having got his way) proposes to take* his place side by side with the workers, or if he proposes to be in charge of the whip Otherwise put, will he take his own medicine? (2) Whether the board members consider that, aft«r such an outburst, Mr. Moody can lie regarded as a suitable person to hold the position of chairman of the board."

• f, . 1 "- *? tl,e re l )ort " li'ch appeared 1 ' °" Tuesday Mr. Moodv said that the time was coming when hospital employees should be prepared to give more than a 40-hour week. He said that if he had his way lie would make all work until they dropped and keep working, and the sooner the unions woke up the better. He considered tliat there should be some variation of the 40-hour, week in war time and the Government should help the board to the " h ° U '' B a froiu