Legendary trade union stalwart René Liron is the driving force behind the inaugural meeting of the Retired Members Association to be held on Thursday 10 March.
Mr Liron said earlier this year that he intended to form an association to lobby government on behalf of the elderly and poorer members of society.
He now has the support of the Transport and General Workers Union and district official Nick Corbel said the union was also urging as many of its retired members as possible to attend at the Town Hall next Thursday at 2 pm.
Last week the district committee agreed to give financial support to the Retired Members Association, which is open to anyone who has held a TGWU card.
‘I want us to speak up against Senator (Terry) Le Sueur’s three per cent sales tax.
We are not going to have that if we can help it.
At the very least, food and children’s clothes should be exempt if the tax is to come in,’ said Mr Liron.
