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Wellington Unions call for troop withdrawal
Wellington Affiliates Council
New Zealand Council of
Trade Unions
15th November 2001
Wellington Unions call for troop withdrawal
Wellington union members tonight called for “the government to withdraw the New Zealand troops from Afghanistan and replace them with increased humanitarian aid"
The Wellington Local Affiliates Council meeting, attended by members from a dozen different Unions heard reports from a number of delegates to the recent NZCTU Biennial Conference which urged "that the United Nations should be the primary body to consider how the world as a whole reacts to recent terrorist attacks"; considered an amendment from the National Distribution Union urging a "review and reversal of the government's decision" on making New Zealand military forces available to assist the US and UK forces in Afghanistan, which will be considered by the National Affiliates Council of the NZCTU at the end of November; and urged affiliates "to call on the government to withdraw the New Zealand troops from Afghanistan and replace them with increased humanitarian aid to the Afghani people, including refugees."
National Affiliate Council delegates in attendance at the meeting undertook to take the position to that meeting following speeches from a variety of Unions ranging from the Seafarers and Service & Food Workers through to the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education.
For further information, contact:
Pat
Bolster
Secretary
Phone 04-384-9321 (or 04-938-8725
this evening)
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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