POWER BOARD EMPLOYEES' DEMAND
^ ^ AUCKLAXD, July 29. On the grounds that it eontained " ohjeetionable language", a lettei from tertain seetions of the Aucklan . Power Board 's employees, demandin^. the resignatlon of Ihe wliole board, wa. 110 1 recei .ed wlien the board niet i. I'omuiittee. The letler protested u •ertain terms against "tlie conditiou Jaid down for eniployment and foi iowed an earlier commujiieation ii whieh a group of employees after y stopwork meeting referred to the ques tionriaire submitted by the board tu prospect ive elerical employees -ts ":i most impudent and outrageous inquisi t ion ' '. Keplying to the earlier letter, th. board pointed* out that the wording oi the queslioiinaire was reeonsidered on July t) and a new forin issued. The board 's chainuan, ,Mr. F. A. Crookes, states, "it is^ridieulous fo. 120 at a stopwork meeting t.o deniaml the resignation of a cliairuiaii and a board whieh are elected by thousands of voters ' The executive of tlie Eleetrieai YVorkors' Fnion will consider the whol«issue at a s[)ecial iueeting.
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 July 1947, Page 5
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