UNION OBSTRUCTION
Employment Of Migrants In Industry
Federal Government Policy
NZPA—Copyright Rec. 9.20 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 9. Federal Government enforcement of its policy of employment of migrants in industry is regarded by employers' as certain to precipitate a clash with Communist union officials. The first brush may be with the Communistcontrolled Ironworkers’ Union.
Today, Mr Stewart Fraser, executive director of the Building Industry Congress* said that undercover in-, fluence by Communist-dominated unions was sabotaging Australia’s, migration and production. The Commonwealth had made available 700 migrant workers for urgent employment in 70 basic metal workshops in. Sydney, but only 62 had been able to" take up jobs. This was because of.* obstruction by the Ironworkers’ Union.; When the management of the Steel-, works’ colliery. Lithgow, refused to’ allow the Communist, Mr K. Healy, to address a pit top meeting in working* hours today, the employees decided not to work today as protest. Mr Healy, who is secretary of the West Australian Communist Party wanted to speak against the imprisonment of the general secretary of the Communist Party. L. L. Sharkey, for sedition ?
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27311, 10 February 1950, Page 7
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181UNION OBSTRUCTION Otago Daily Times, Issue 27311, 10 February 1950, Page 7
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