Asked To Keep Mr. Drennan At Home
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AUCKLAND, June 21. The New Zealand Waterside Workcra' Union has been requested by (lie New Zealand Federation of Labuur not to send a representativo to thc Cook Islaiuls with the federation delegation leaving shortly to investigate : labour troubles, but the watersiders have not agreed to withdraw their rejiresentat ive, Mr. Alex Drennan, 11ational vice-president of the union. Ausweriug tlie question, why does the federation not waut a watersider to accompany the federation secretary, Mr. K. Baxter, and Mr. 4V. B. Richards, to the islands, Mr. Drennan said today that lie understood it was because thc federation did not approve of individual trade unious sending represcntutives. The Watersiders' Union liad assisted . the island workers in organis iug iiulustrially aiul was not disposecl to desert tliose men. A
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 June 1948, Page 7
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137Asked To Keep Mr. Drennan At Home Chronicle (Levin), 22 June 1948, Page 7
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