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22 October 1999 |
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NewsPeace Stalks the Gong as Matters Bows Out
The NSW Labor Council has welcomed the resignation of South Coast Labor Council secretary Paul Matters as a circuit breaker towards restoring unity to the union movement in the Illawarra.
News of the resignation came as the Labor Council was due to hear a report back on of the troubles, which had seen the movement split into two peak bodies following a disputed leadership ballot earlier in the year. Labor Council president John Whelan told delegates that "in my 20 odd years I have never seen anything to match the level of bitterness down there." "Hopefully with good will the two bodies will be able to pull together and resolve their differences." Resolution on the divisions in the Union Movement on the NSW South Coast as a result of a report from The President Com. J. Whelan and Com. T. Bull 1. Welcome the resignation of Com. P. Matters from the Secretaryship of the South Coast Labor Council (SCLC) (Effective March 2000) as a first step towards reuniting the Union Movement on the NSW South Coast. 2. We call on Unions affiliated with the South Coast Labor Council and the Illawarra Council of Trade Unions (ICTU) to meet as soon as possible to discuss issues of common interest. 3. To that end, Unions affiliated with SCLC and ICTU should nominate three representatives each to meet under the Chairmanship of Comrades John Whelan and Tom McDonald (or in the absence of T. McDonald, T. Bull) at an early date. 4. As those discussions progress it would be expected that Unions affiliated with ICTU should re-affiliate with the SCLC 5. We note the earlier offer, now repeated of the Labor Council of New South Wales to assist the SCLC restore its viability.
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