Pages tagged with: waterfront dispute

Radio documentary about the 1951 waterfront dispute

Ships lie idle in Wellington Harbour during the waterfront industry dispute of 1951.

The watersiders and their supporters condemned Federation of Labour strongman Fintan Patrick Walsh as a rat who betrayed the workers' cause.

Loyalty card from the 1951 waterfront dispute

Prime Minister Sidney Holland declares a state of emergency during the 1951 waterfront dispute.

A truck carrying waterside workers enters a guarded gate during the 1951 waterfront dispute.

Union march at the intersection of Cuba and Dixon streets, Wellington, taken 2 May 1951 during the waterfront dispute

Tommy Wells addresses waterside workers at Parliament during the waterfront lockout.