INSPIRED BY “REDS”
BRISBANE STRIKES WORKERS VICTIMISED (Rec. 11 p.m.) . BRISBANE, July 5. “The Communist Party has made a guinea-pig of the meat union,” said the Premier, Mr E. M. Hanlon, to-day. “I know there are not many Communists in the meat union, but this upheaval is a Communist-inspired move to eliminate arbitration. There are other industries run by Communists, but they did not want to take the risk of striking until they saw what happ'ened to the meat union. It is time the meat men woke up to the fact that they are the suffering tools of these anti-Australians. While I am Premier the Arbitration Court will not be endangered. I went on strike and lost my job in the railways in 1912 in the fightf or arbitration. I am not going to see this troublesome Red minority damage a system which honest Queensland workers fought to obtain. I am certain that the secret ballot will be successful. Meat workers are sick of the business, but . they have not been given a chance to say so without being victimised.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19460706.2.60.6
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 26197, 6 July 1946, Page 7
Word Count
180INSPIRED BY “REDS” Otago Daily Times, Issue 26197, 6 July 1946, Page 7
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in