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Building solidarity at the flax-roots: standing committees for women, Maori and Pacific Island members inside the Wellington Hotel and Hospital Workers’ Union, 1979–1989

Pages 170-184 | Received 03 Mar 2015, Accepted 01 Jul 2015, Published online: 24 Jul 2015

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