LABOUR FEDERATION SUPPORT FOR STRIKERS
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WELLINGTON, March 17. | The president (Mr. W. L. Wallace; and the general .secretary of the Nev Zealand Workers' Union (Mr. Oarl Hair) in a statement after a meeting of the management eommittee of the union today, said they had given ' t h c conunittee reports on the events leading to the Moppage at Mangakino through the transfer of the secretary ' of the 1m al ' briinch of the union (Alr. h. Claphani). The nieetiTig* carried unanimOuslv a niotion th.at after hearing the. reports Tiro coiluiift'teAhs ronHnced lliat tlie Mangakino 'members had no other course tluin to resort to strike actvoh in de'fence of the trade unioli princjple involved_ after a seeret ballot.had iiee.n taken. ' The eommittee also called on all uiem'bers _pf ihe. union for financial aid. /The cppinujtee aUthe same. . time,';eip dorsed tlie action of the national presf deut and secretary in ])lacfng Ihe .maiter in the hands of the Federation , o4 Ea! io u r. The national otticials of the , union later met the. national executive of thy -Neu Zealand .Eederation of Labour and stated tlie circijnistances of the Manga;kino dispute. .'The secretary of . . the Eede.ra-lion of babour (Mr. Baxter) said today that after hearing the Workers' l iiion officials tlie national executive oi the Eederation, appreciating that a trade union princi])le was involved, deeided to give wliatever support might be necessary in consult ation with represontatives of tlie union. Tlie' national executise deeided also to appeal to all its alh'liations for immediate financial assistance.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 March 1948, Page 5
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254LABOUR FEDERATION SUPPORT FOR STRIKERS Chronicle (Levin), 18 March 1948, Page 5
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