Weaver's Record

NZ Truth, Issue 1144, 3 November 1927, Page 4

Weaver's Record

THERE are few more interesting personalities on the Auckland waterfront nowadays than Charles Weaver, Government health inspector of ships. In the days before a discerning Cabinet Minister persuaded Charlie to take on his present job, he was a member of the Waterside Workers' Union and president of that body on different occasions. Those were the days when trade unionism held no paid officials or high salaried agitators and the man who held office got far more kicks than halfpence. Perhaps too much of an idealist where Labor was concerned, Weaver distinguished himself over the Monowai explosion episode by travelling to Melbourne third-class to assist J. P. O'Regan to fight the injured wharfies' claim for compensation and thus save his union any additional expense. Incidentally, he managed to save for this same union a matter of £1500, which represented cash m hand when he finally vacated his purely honorary job of presiding over the destinies of the wharfies.