ORGANISING THE SEAMEN.
RUMOURS OF NEW MOVEMENT. •(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) —United Service). LONDON, Oct. 6. Humours have been current for several days following the expulsion of the national Union of Seamen from the Trades Union Congress that the Transport General Workers ’ Union shortly opens a campaign for the organisation of a Marine Workers’ Trade Union. The leaders are troubled because there is no organisation representing the .seamen affiliated to the Trade Union Congress general council. The organisation committee is earnestly considering the whole question of seamen. Mr. Cathery. acting-general secretary, says the National Union of Seamen lias been established 41) years, and is recognised by important people in the shipping industry. “Any other union tint tries to organise the seamen will have something very big to tackle,” says Mr. Cathery. “Certainly we shall not take- it lying down; we shall fight anyliodv and evei-ybody.”
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 8 October 1928, Page 5
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