Union activism was a major issue in the 1951 snap election, when the ruling National Party campaigned on a policy of reducing the influence of the militant unions. This campaign poster urges moderate unions to vote for National, which went on to win the election and increase its majority
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Eph-B-LABOUR-UFS-1951-01
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