FEDERATION ALSO CONFERS WITH MINISTERS
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WELLINGTON," Jan. 15. Arrangements were praeticaDy complete toliight for Cabinet to eonfer with Ihe national councii of the Waterside Workers' L nion tomoi'i'pw moriiing. Thi>s will be the fi rst time the linton ieaders have met any mvmbers of the Gowei'mnent sinee Deeember 13 when the national executive coni'erred- with the Minister of La boiii- (Hon. A. McLagan). Ihe union \s national coiine'i] contiimed its meeting today and the executive oi the h ederation oi: Labour also met ('abinet and had* a six-hour session during which the waterfront dispute avus oue of the subjecfs uiuler diseussion. No party in the disjiute had any statement to make 011 the clei eJopments. Waterside offieials contiime to address meetings of other uiiions to enlist support. Mr. P. Johnson, national president of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, said vesterday. that the executive coiiiicil of his organisation would meet next l\ioiiday to consider the sitiiation which had arisen from the ivharf clisprite. He said that a luiieh-liour meeting ivas addressed by Waterside Uiiion representati\ es at the Hutt workshops tlus week. The meeting accorded a vote ot thanks to the speakers, but adopted 110 resolution.
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Chronicle (Levin), 16 January 1947, Page 8
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