The Labour Party's Policy on Industrial Relations: A Critique

Abstract

This article offers a personal review of the policy on industrial relations released by the New Zealand Labour Party in September 1992 and elucidated in the paper by Labour's spokesperson on industrial relations (Clark, 1993). The first section evolves criteria for assessing contemporary labour market policy in a discussion which reviews the relevant local and international background. The second section applies these criteria to make a general assessment of Labour's policy and to comment on certain specifics. The article closes with brief conclusions.