Issue No 81 | 08 December 2000 | |
Letters to the EditorMike Dwyer to Address South Coast Council
The South Coast Labour Council will have a special meeting on Wed 13th Dec to hear a statement from the President of the Labour Council Mike Dwyer. It is expected that Mike will announce his resignation from this position. This decision comes after many many years of fighting cancer. All union and community activists are invited to attend this meeting which will be held at the Illawarra Master Builders Club, Church Street Wollongong at 6.30 pm. A strong advocate for a united and outward looking union movement, Mike has made an outstanding contribution to the union movement on the coast as a union delegate (Teachers Federation Rep); organizer for the NSW Teachers Federation and president of the South Coast Labour Council. He is a life member of both the NSW Teachers Federation and the SCLC. We hope you can join us in paying tribute to a wonderful unionist and human being. Dave Beswick. Delegate S.C.L.C.
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