Unions Adopt March On Parliament

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32265, 7 April 1970, Page 26

Unions Adopt March On Parliament

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 6. A four-hour stop-work and march on Parliament are to be held by Wellington region trade unionists in protest at continuing price rises, a packed meeting called by the Wellington Trades Council decided this morning.

The stop-work will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12. About 200 delegates representing the majority of Wellington’s unions, and including observers from the Public Service Association, and the Combined State Services Organisations, attended the meeting.

They agreed to proposals put forward as a result of a Wellington Trades Council executive meeting some days ago. As well as deciding on the stop-work meeting and march on Parliament, the meeting Recorded its protest at the inactivity and refusal of

the Government effectively to deal with rising prices. Endorsed a call by the president of the Federation of Labour (Mr T. E. Skinner>. for more co-ordin-ated action against rising prices, and urged the immediate establishment of a co-ordinating committee of all groups who

were actively endeavouring to combat rising prices and to win wider support for the establishment of an effective price control authority. Pledged full support for any activities educational, agitational or industrial —which might be recommended by the co-ordin-ating committee The meeting also agreed that the Wellington Trades Council’s management committee should set up a publicity commitee.