UNEMPLOYED WORKERS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 494, 1 July 1932, Page 12

UNEMPLOYED WORKERS.

Welcome Home for Prisoners to be Arranged. At the weekly meeting- of the Unemployed Workers’ Movement, held on Wednesday night, it was decided to reaffirm th© decision of the executive expressing hostility to the proposal of Councillor A. E. Armstrong to reduce the Avages of the City Council employees. It was reported that a delegate meeting of the Unemployed Workers' Movement would be held in Wellington early in July. The secretary Avas instructed to Avrite to the Minister of Justice protesting against the three-year sentences imposed on J. J. Robinson, It. F. Griffin and A. Galbraith for the publication of the “ Red Worker,” and also demanding the repeal of the War Regulations Act; also that an endeavour be made to have this resolution submitted at all union and other Avorking class meetings. A sub-committee reported that arrangements had been completed with the NeAV Brighton Municipal Band for a benefit concert for the King family. It Avas decided to arrange a Avelcome home social to the men who were imprisoned following the tramway strike, on their release on August 11.