Boilermakers

The meeting next agreed to lay another motion on smoking restrictions "in the ashtray" and we moved on to item ten on the agenda: "that this Association supports the struggle of the Wellington Boilermakers Federation for re registration." Moved by Mulrennan and Robb, this motion provoked the speech of the afternoon from David Newton. He said that having had two years experience as a member of the Boilermakers Union and as a supporter of the Union in their disputes on the BNZ site and at Cable-Price, he thought the motion was hogwash. He believed that the union hierachy both in this union and in most others in the country were out of touch with their rank and file. In his opinion, passsing such a motion would have zero effect on the situation. The meeting seemed to accept his judgement and the motion was defeated.

It was now 2 o'clock and despite a wish by some students to discuss the Bastion Point issue in General Business. Lindy declared the meeting closed. See you at the A.G.M. next Wednesday.

—Peter Gibbs