Story: Unions and employee organisations

The Katipo newspaper

The Katipo newspaper

The Katipo was the monthly paper of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association, one of New Zealand’s largest public-sector unions in the early 20th century. The masthead of this 1907 issue illustrates the variety of jobs carried out by union members, shown as symbolically linking the country together.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: The Katipo 1, no. 10 (20 February 1907): cover

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How to cite this page:

Erik Olssen, 'Unions and employee organisations - Reviving the unions, 1890–1913', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/22262/the-katipo-newspaper (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Erik Olssen, published 11 Mar 2010