During this period he adopted a more conciliatory approach towards the left-wing unions than his predecessor, Unsworth.

He is the editor of the occasional Political Review magazine, and is a regular speaker, orator and singer at left-wing, union and socialist events.

Militant left-wing unions said they were not satisfied with the partial rollback in fuel prices and would proceed with a nationwide strike Wednesday.

The AMWU is considered to be a left-wing union by the trade union movement.

Moderates like Mr. Benetti say employee shareholdings will help shift the balance of power in Italian corporations toward the workers, though left-wing unions disagree.

The federal leadership was divided up so that the right-wing got the chair Anna Sjödin and left-wing union secretarial post Mattias Vepsä.

Another demand, from the more left-wing unions, has been the withdrawal of the Juppe plan.

Almost everyone, from right-wing businessmen to left-wing union and student leaders, condemned it.

In 1940, when other left-wing unions challenged Lewis' handling of CIO finances, Gold defended him.

He was given able assistance by Mike Power, a long-standing member of the Communist Party with high-level contacts in the left-wing unions.