Support pledge
1 A special meeting of the ' Canterbury Trades Council last evening pledged support ■ to both the National Union ! of Railwaymen and the Pub- ' lie Service Association. ■ The railwaymen have • been threatened with suspen--1 sion and the Government has I said that it will enact legislation which would allow it to deregister the P.S.A. > “We publicly express our s' complete opposition to such
repressive legislation by the Government, and further actions to restrict completely proper action by the National Union of Railwaymen and the P.S.A. electrical workers over their housing dispute,” said the council’s secretary (Mr L. G. Morel).
"We pledge our support to both groups should these threatened deregistrations or suspensions come about,” he said.
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Press, 22 June 1979, Page 3
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117Support pledge Press, 22 June 1979, Page 3
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