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Comment is on the Post Office go-slow, which was the major news story of the week. It was overtaken by the television programme, Gallery, and its role as an industrial conciliator. Source: https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/gallery---post-office-go-slow-1970 Post Office workers had imposed a go-slow after wage negotiations broke down. Producer Des Monaghan managed to get the Postmaster General Mr McCready and Mr Reddish of the Post Office union into the studio together. In the interview’s final minutes host, Brian Edwards, forced an agreement between the two men to stop union action and go back into mediation

A weekly review of the press in New Zealand from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). Theme is Miles Davis, Milestones

Primary Title
  • Column Comment
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 16 September 1970
Start Time
  • 21 : 20
Finish Time
  • 21 : 26
Duration
  • 06:00
Channel
  • NZBC TV - AKTV-2
Broadcaster
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
  • AKTV-2
Owning Organisation
  • New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
  • A weekly review of the press in New Zealand from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC). Theme is Miles Davis, Milestones
Episode Description
  • Comment is on the Post Office go-slow, which was the major news story of the week. It was overtaken by the television programme, Gallery, and its role as an industrial conciliator. Source: https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/gallery---post-office-go-slow-1970 Post Office workers had imposed a go-slow after wage negotiations broke down. Producer Des Monaghan managed to get the Postmaster General Mr McCready and Mr Reddish of the Post Office union into the studio together. In the interview’s final minutes host, Brian Edwards, forced an agreement between the two men to stop union action and go back into mediation
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television (Audio only)
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
  • Politics
Hosts
  • Hamish Keith (Host)
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