F.O.L. AND PARTY
Position Explained
(N Z.. Press Association) WELLINGTON, May IL The Labour Party had’ no intention of interfere ing in matters which were the affair of the Federation of Labour, the Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party (Mr Nordmeyer) said
tonight In his address to Labour Party conference delegates, he said there appeared to be some confusion in the minds of the public about the relationship between the Labour Party and the F.O.L. “The Federation of Labour —the counterpart of the Trades Union Congress in Britain—is an independent body. It makes its own decisions in the light of its own' appraisal of conditions in New Zealand and of its experience,” Mr Nordmeyer said.
Mr Nordmeyer said the F.O.L. had a number of unions affiliated to it which were not affiliated to the Labour Party and there were unions affiliated to the Labour Party not affiliated to the F.O.L. He said that if the F.O.L. was to ao its job properly it had to be in touch with whatever Government was in power. “At the same time I believe most trade unionists know where their friends are,” he said.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30438, 12 May 1964, Page 18
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