NEW PRESIDENT OF F.O.L.

Chronicle (Levin), 14 June 1946, Page 5

NEW PRESIDENT OF F.O.L.

Press Assocmtion

• MR. A. W. -ROSKERY ELECTED * VICTORY FOR MODERATES

By Telegraph ■

W -J une 13. * M A. \V. 'ni:-ki-iy ( Shop AssistHiils' 1 ' il* r;0 i'.ii • u;is clecteil PresiUo, i ( 1 1* t ' : > • Z;*:i!:unl Feiknil ion oi' Lal/etir at !li> aa'ioal culiiVnMico today. M r. !•'. 1*. V, al.-li i Si .'iiNi i! 's Riiion ) was f • 1 1 t -« i \] ; 1 !• : ; • ! - M. Titi! foliowillg U imv agnuUiii 1 an-iitlpcrs oi' llie execuf I » «- : ■ i F. '. Allerby fDrivor.s' Tt*(li-ra! i-iii \V. A. I'ux 'ooks aml St f-v. a."i . ' l i;ion j, II. Thompson (Pltim1'i is' I «iio!i aml Xcv Zcnlaml Biiihling Trade \VoiT.ci ' Pederal ion > and L. liadley 'I.Mgioo Driver-' Uuion I. Tbe.-e n- ull aiv reganhal in trade ti n ion i-irric; a signilicaut victory for ihe mo'lcral is-; witliin tlio uioveiueut. Oi' {.ai I n'ida r i ui ci c>l is tlii*. rcturu oi' Alr. WaNli u to- c rci-fiil sl.iliilisalion rejx.il ! i a > i " i viMi r'uc to slroug- differciiec' oi' ijriMiion uilhia tlic l'Vderai ion, jiai ticulai ly in tio; ligld oi' Kiipport, it rocer. o»l ;i mong cmpioyers ' organisations. 'l'vvo iicw mcmlii'rs' of' Ihe exccutivo an- M i*:--?r rl lioinjison and Ifadley. M i . i 'n,,d,:i*ry uas vcry warmly rect ivcd iis tlic 1 '''dioalion 'h sccond presidenf and as a national trade union liadcr ln- iias Imcn ass'x-iatcd witli ihe political and induslrial Lahour moveriii nt and Hccrelary oi' tlie Wellington Amalganiati'd Sliop Asslstants' Union i'or .'!o vcars as ucll as secretary of the Ncw gcaland Shop As.sistants ' Fcdcration sinai* its inccpt ion. Jle was worlccrs' rcprcsciit ativo on Xo. 2 Court of Arhitraf ion -dnring its ienn of oftice. M i . ('rovkery rcprcsonted the New Zealand Fedcration of Lalionr at conf'ercnccs of tlic 1 ntcrnational Federation of Trade Tnions and the World Federation oi" Trade Fnions in London, in. Febrnarv, 1045. He was for six years Lalionr ropreseritalive on the Wellingtoji Jlospital Board and chairman of its house eommitt.ee during tliat period. He was viee-president last vear of the Federation of r,aliour and has lield that and other nalional offiees in the Federatioi^ in previous years.