UNION CRITICISM OF APPOINTMENT: A.S.R.S. RESOLUTION
(P.A.) _ WELLINGTON, April 16. The president of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, Mr. J. Barton, and the vice-president, Mr. V/. Parks, will arrive at Wellington on Tuesday to _ discuss with Wellington branch officials the recent appointment cn appeal of a junior member to a graded position. The appointment was discussed at a special meeting of the Wellington branch on Thursday night. The branch chairman, in a statement, said: “The feeling of’'‘this well-attended meeting was of keen resentment, and as it was considered that the appointment would vitally affect the interests of all members of the A.S.R.S., a resolution was carried that a special meeting of the national executive be called to discuss the position. The resolution was communicated to the national president at the close of the meeting. Mr. Barton advising that he and his vice-president would "arrive in Wellington on Tuesday morning to meet local branch officials.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22923, 16 April 1949, Page 8
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