‘Need more strikes'

Press, 7 May 1980, Page 1

‘Need more strikes '

< Wellington The president of the Socialist Unity Party (Mr r H Andersen) yesterday Seated his call for more trikes by trade unions. s s<wl need more activity, membership involve®°r f -more publicity,” Mr Tnders® said at the FedA Zinn Af-labour’s annual era f?? pnC e in .Wellington, each specific occasion As we need more 3es ’ ; Mr Andersen said striKes. trying time Government

and the new F.O.L. leadership. “If we had not had that particular dispute, the Government’s position would be much stronger,” Mr Andersen said. Mr Andersen had done "one hell of a job” to force the last link in an agreement which led to the settlement of the Kinleith strike, said the president of the F.O.L. (Mr W. J. Knox). “Bill Andersen acted like a trade unionist. That is all I wanted him to do and I

knew he would do it,” Mr Knox said, during his presidential address to ‘the conference. “I don’t give a damn what political party you belong to/as long as you carry put your union policies and the policies of the Federation of Labour. “If any political party is going' to carry out a policy in opposition to the Federation of Labour policy, I don’t give a damn who they are, I would take them on.” Mr Knox said.