WATERSIDERS SPEAK ABOUT EVERYBODY WORKING!
WIOI.I.IN-UTON-, Dec. 4. i A round-up of 1 'spivs, spiele rs and jbludgers" in Xew Zealand and in Brii t»in is proposed by the Netv Zealand [Waterside Workers' Union as an Aid-jto-Britain mcasure. • Aid to Britain was discussed at the ibiennual conferenee of the union. Mr. I H. Barnes, reporting the views of the j conferenee, said: " It is essential thai , ue should do all we can to assist the i British worker who, after all, has never | had cnough. As an inunediate con ■ trihution to ihe Improvement of the lot jof the British people we believe that jBrituin's spivs, spielers and bludgers (should be put to essential production. |There are plentv of people of this kina in New Zealand, too, who are in nonjproductive work and who are earning 'fairly Iiigh incomes, who could well bc j put to useful emplovinent. We also j fcfl that a lot of people are using the I aid for Britain campaign as a cloak jto attack workers' conditions. Such jattaeks we will resist to the utmost. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 December 1947, Page 5
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