Fintan Patrick Walsh, c1956. Walsh is perhaps best remembered
as a controversial opponent
of striking waterside
workers during the bitter 1951 waterfront dispute.
As a
leading trade unionist from the 1930s through to
his death in 1963, Fintan Patrick Walsh established himself as one of the most
powerful figures in New Zealand. His ruthless manner in dealing with opposition
aroused great
loathing in his enemies.
