CTU MEDIA RELEASE
23 May 2007

All Whites Soccer Players Latest To Join National Trade Union Body
 
“I am delighted that the union for All Whites has seen the value in working with other unions at a national level, and look forward to welcoming them at our National Council today,” Council of Trade Unions president Ross Wilson said today.
 
The New Zealand Professional Footballers’ Association will today attend its first meeting of the CTU National Affiliates Council, meeting in Wellington today.
 
“Like many other unions their areas of work are wide – and include career development, international networks and mentoring of younger players.”
 
“The Professional Footballers’ join a number of other unions who have joined the CTU in the last year, including the Aviation & Marine Engineers Association, the Midwifery Representation and Advisory Services, the Tramways and Public Transport Union (Auckland) and TUIA union at Te Wananga o Aotearoa.”
 
“We now speak for 350,000 working New Zealanders,” Wilson said.
 
More information about the Association is here: http://www.nzpfa.co.nz, and their solicitor Andrew Scott-Howman will be at the CTU Council meeting today.
 
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