FUTURE OF UNION
Boilermakers’ Decision The Canterbury Boilermakers’ Union would not allow it? self to be taken over by any other union but would remain an autonomous body, about 80 members of the union decided at their annual meeting yesterday. > The secretary (Mr A. Cormack) denied reports that he intended to hand the union over to a larger organ*Members said they had been approached by representatives of the New Zealand Engineers* Union to join that i union. The boilermakers’ union i has about 250 members in Christchurch, whereas the engineers' union has more i than 4000 members. ■ The secretary of the engin- ' eers’ union (Mr L. Fortune) denied that his organiMtion i had any intention of trying i to take over the boilermat i ers. He Mid his union had ' had applications for mernber- ■ ship from boilermakers but : had refused them.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31984, 10 May 1969, Page 14
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