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5. IN EARLY MARCH TWO SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HAECO MANAGEMENT REPORTED TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT THEIR CONCERN OVER DEVELOPMENTS ARISING FROM THE FORMATION OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE QUESTION OF ITS RECOGNITION. THEY ALLEGED THAT THE ASSOCIATION INTENDS TO ESTABLISH A CLOSEDSHOP SO AS TO VICTIMIZE CERTAIN KEY STAFF OF HAECO WHO REFUSE TO JOIN THE ASSOCIATION. THE HAECO MANAGEMENT ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE VIABILITY OF ITS OPERATIONS IF THE ASSOCIATION DEMANDED SALARIES FOR BOTH LOCAL AND EXPATRIATE STAFF EQUIVALENT TO THOSE PAID ELSEWHERE.
6. THE MANAGEMENT REALIZED ITS VULNERABILITY TO OUTSIDE PRESSURES, WHICH IT APPEARED TO RESENT, AND POINTED OUT THERE WERE OTHER PRESSURES TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, PRESUMABLY REFERRING TO COMMUNIST INFLUENCES.
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THE SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION, MR.L.B.BECKER HAS ALSO SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY ADVISED THAT THE ASSOCIATION MUST SHOW A RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE
IN ORDER TO GAIN THE CONFIDENCE AND RESPECT OF THE HAECO MANAGEMENT AND HE APPEARS TO HAVE ACTED ACCORDINGLY UP TO NOW.
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MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE, AS MAY BE EXPECTED, DISAPPOINTED AT NOT BEING GIVEN COMPANY RECOGNITION. IT IS RELIABLY REPORTED THAT, AT A RECENT MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION, IT WAS PROPOSED THAT A TOKEN TWO-DAY STRIKE BE SANCTIONED TO FORCE HAECO INTO RECOGNIZING THE ASSOCIATION. HOWEVER, PRESIDING OFFICIALS MANAGED TO SHELVE THE PROPOSAL. IF HAECO PERSISTS IN NOT RECOGNIZING THE ASSOCIATION, THE ASSOCIATION MAY BE FORCED TO BECOME MORE MILITANT.
9. MR BECKER HAS HEARD FROM MR JENKINS ABOUT YOUR MEETING WITH HIM ON 5TH MAY.
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