Waterfront Control Commission
The Waterfront Control Commission was a body set up during the
New Zealand government to run the wharves, which were vital to the war effort.[1] The Commission had the power to control loading and unloading of ships, to organise the work so that a better despatch was obtained, and to ensure reasonable conditions of employment and payment for waterside workers.[2] The Waterfront Control Commission later became the Waterfront Industry Commission.[1] The Commission effectively employed all waterside workers throughout New Zealand prior to its abolition in 1989 as part of the reforms of the Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand
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The Commission was established by the Waterfront Control Commission Emergency Regulations 1940, and abolished by the Waterfront Industry Reform Act 1989.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Countdown to confrontation".
- ^ "Early Wartime Troubles on the Waterfront | NZETC".
- ^ "Waterfront Control Commission, Head Office (AAVO)". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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