"UNION FEVER."
IX‘I’INOION To PARLIAMENT. MESSENGER; ORLEANSINH, (By Telegraph—Spend to Times.) \VELLINGTON. \chnesday. Special suggestions were made in the House 01‘ Representatives yesterday that even members of Parliament might. consider the formation of :a. union. Probably that point will not he reached but "union fever" has certainly reached Parliament buildings. Every session a large body of men known as Parliamentary messengers is employed to look after the wants or members. The Job is a sessional one only but. each session sees little vari—ation in the personnel of the staff. It. Comes under the heading of seasonal (or session” occupation.
\V'lth the advent of the Labour Cravernmenl and the promise of better conditions for all classes of employees the Parliamentary messengers are ullve Lo the advantages to he gained from
rnllecllve action and a meeting has boon arranged for to—murmw to discuss the {urination of a Parliamentary .\lcsscnxors‘ Uni-on. It is understood the meeting will be addressed by a “vii-known Wellington Labour member of Pan-liumcnl. Subsequent. proceedings will be watched with interest.
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19884, 13 May 1936, Page 8
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171"UNION FEVER." Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19884, 13 May 1936, Page 8
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