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Interview with Alan Jones

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Date

7 Apr 1995 - 07 Apr 1995

By

Jones, Alan Bruce, 1940-

Reference

OHInt-0098-04

Description

Alan Jones was born in Wellington on 11 January 1940. Describes a working class background, attending school at Mangakino, attending Teachers College, leaving teaching and having a number of different jobs. Describes deciding to enter industry, working for Feltex Carpets, becoming an advocate for the New Zealand Employers Federation, then working for the Auckland Employers Association. Describes working for Peat Marwick Mitchell in London.

Comments on Peter Luxford of the Employers Federation. Describes the pattern of wage setting, wage fixing and negotiation. Comments that it was highly politicised. Recalls amicable industrial relations with Tom Skinner in the Holyoake era. Talks about Bill Andersen and Ken Douglas. Gives details of the division between Russian and Chinese aligned Communism in New Zealand. Recalls a study of Communism by Tony Neary in 1972. Contends there was a connection between Communism and the anti-tour movement of the 1960s.

Criticises compulsory unionism and comments on the New Zealand economy pre deregulation. Gives details of the review of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act following huge maritime strikes. Describes the characteristics of a good industrial relations negotiator and discusses the role of the President of the Federation of Labour. Talks about Jim Knox, Peter Carroll and Ron Richards. Comments on the role of alcohol. Describes becoming industrial relations manager of Fletcher Challenge.

Outlines the development of the Employment Contracts Act. Describes the early days of the Business Roundtable and dialogue betwwen the Roundtable and politicians., Mentions Ruth Richardson, Roger Douglas, Maurice Williamson, Max Bradford and Bill Birch. Discusses economic equity. Explains why the work of the Employment Court should be taken over by civil courts. Talks about unions in the era of the Employment Contracts Act.

Venue - Auckland : 1995

Interviewer(s) - David Young

Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-006154; OHC-006155; OHC-006156; OHC-006157

Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3.05 Hours and minutes Duration.

Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 1392.

Search dates: 1940 - 1995

Additional description

Alternative form available: Listening copies OHLC-001965 - OHLC-001968

Use/Reproduction

Public use requires the written permission of the donor Copyright: Auckland Employers Association

Access restrictions

Restricted - Content cannot be accessed without permission - Access requires written permission of the interviewee

Part of

Auckland Employers Association oral history project

Format

4 C60 cassette(s), 1 printed abstract(s), 3.05 Hours and minutes Duration, Oral histories, Equipment used: Sony Walkman Professional WMD6C cassette recorder & Sony ECM144 lapel microphones

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