Teacher dispute ‘power struggle’
The outcome of the industrial dispute between post-primary teachers and the Government will not necessarily solve the teacher shortage, says the Opposition spokesman on education, Ms Ruth Richardson. "New Zealand is witnessing a power struggle between the two education monopolies — the State on one hand ... and the Post-Primary Teachers’ Association on the other. By my reckoning the outcome of this wage tussle will depend in large part on the relative bargaining strength of the two monopoly parties and on the inevitable political pressures,” she said.
No-one could blame the P.P.T.A. for trying to achieve the type of settlement the police had achieved. But the Government had not correctly estimated the internal deficit, Miss Richardson said, and now wanted to disagree with the settlement reached between the P.P.T.A. and the Education Services Committee. It was imperative the interests of pupils were not compromised, she said. “I urge the Minister of Education to face his responsibilities for teacher supply and ensure that there is a prompt remedy.”
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Press, 10 February 1986, Page 17
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