Union roll highest in Chch
The Canterbury Clerical Workers’ Union has become the largest union in Canterbury. In 12 months th® | membership has increased ,2000 to a total of 10.000. Another 2000 members ar® on the books but are not financial, according to the union’s secretarv (Mrs D. Shannon). She hopes to in* crease the financial membership to 12,000, ahd estimate# there could be another 2000 ior 3000 eligible clerical (workers in the area. Mrs Shannon was appointed secretary of th® union in June last year and one of her main aims was t<t increase the union’s membership. The union engaged several field officers td assist in the recruitment. The union now obtainj regular updated lists of employees from employers. This, combined with higher activity from the field staff and the negotiation of voluntary agreements with employers for automatic deduction of union fees has helped boost the membership. The previous biggest (union in Canterbury was the (Hotel Workers’ Union, with (8000 members.
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Press, 28 November 1979, Page 18
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