Industrial aims
Sir,—Sincere thanks and congratulations to Philip Burdon, M.P., for his splendid article. Its message is loud, clear and practical. By far the biggest obstacle to success of such policy is the work force itself. Plagued by strikes, many of which are engineered by militant union leadership, and often inspired by communist philosophy, the industrial scene has no hope of progress under the present Government. For example, sea ports such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Hamburg turn ships around in less than half the time taken by New Zealand ports. They have no such thing as spelling and payment for absent hours. Millions of dollars could be saved if the New Zealand waterfront industry changed from "half-pie” to whole time work. Economic survival is dependent upon production. Achievement is only possible in the absence of the “what’s in it for me” syndrome. — Yours, etc., F. W. HARDING. January 23, 1986.
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Press, 25 January 1986, Page 18
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151Industrial aims Press, 25 January 1986, Page 18
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