Mr. Fraser's Rejoinder To Wharf Union Heads
WELLINGTON, April 5. "In view of tlie statements of Mr. II. JBarnes, president, and Mr. T. Hill, secretary, of the Waterside Workers' Union, accusing the Minister of Labour, Mr. McLagan, of dictatorial action in aniiouncing the attitude and propos-
ed action of the Government ii: regard to repeated stoppages or the waterfront of the conntry, i1 is necessary to niake plain beyond any doiibt whatevna that Mr. McLagan has acted on a unanimous Pah] net decision," said Mr. Frasei today. "The letter of March 31, sent by Mr. McLagan to Mr. Hill for ihe consideration of the Water>ide Workers' Union, contained the Government 's request for a secret ballot of menibers of the union to deterrnine their attitude towards the Waterfront Commission and for their honourable idherence to the observance of a written undertaking, given in their name and 011 their behalf, to iccept all decisions of the waterITont authority. The letter was read to a mceting of the Parliamentary Labour Party on Thurslay last and was unanimoiislv ipproved. Tlierefore the violent. liriilent and unfounded attacks ij)on Mr. McLagan, are irrelevant ind a waste of even inaccuracy •uul venom. It is not Mr. Meiiigan aloue but the Government uul Parliamentary Labour Party. 'iitrustcd by the majority of the icople of the country with the 'ask of administering the affairs >f the country, including laws '.>■) veniing its iiidustrial activities. vhich have decidcd to appeal. i'rom the officials who have broken he undertaking given on hehalf of the union, to members of the inion. "The Government believes that he great majority of them wish '0 retain commission control and he many- advantages which are •ssoeiated wjfh it; that they wish fheir word "and their bond to be 'umourably observed and that hey would faithfully carry out beir undertaking to accept the Waterfront Authority 's decisions •is a condition of acceptance of commission control. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 April 1949, Page 7
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