The Federation of Labour's (FOL's) survey report on the wage fixing round and how this will influence the FOL's application in the Arbitration Court for an across the board wage round. A highly centralised wage fixing system dominated employment relations from the 1940s until the late 1960s. The FOL had a pivotal role. It negotiated with governments and took cases to the Arbitration Court for across-the-board wage increases. It was a key part of the Welfare State.

A weekday review of news and political events from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC).

Primary Title
  • News Review
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 15 March 1968
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 01
Duration
  • 00:56
Channel
  • 1YA - National Programme
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • 1YA
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • A weekday review of news and political events from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC).
Episode Description
  • The Federation of Labour's (FOL's) survey report on the wage fixing round and how this will influence the FOL's application in the Arbitration Court for an across the board wage round. A highly centralised wage fixing system dominated employment relations from the 1940s until the late 1960s. The FOL had a pivotal role. It negotiated with governments and took cases to the Arbitration Court for across-the-board wage increases. It was a key part of the Welfare State.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Radio
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
  • Politics
Contributors
  • Fran Collett (Reporter, NZBC)