Until now, such a plan was dashed by fierce competition among the region's rival unions to recruit members.
On March 12, 1945, painters from the rival union walked off their sets.
The machinists association is also fighting off a representation challenge from a rival union.
United is the first bankrupt carrier where a rival union has begun an organizing drive.
In order to do that the union first had to either absorb or eliminate rival unions in the industry.
However, other Fiji Indian leaders formed rival unions and his initial success was not repeated.
The Court emphasized the general hostility of the company to the rival union and members.
Some rival unions also turned on the strikers accusing them of a "tactical error".
Months of public debate, political maneuvering and wrangling with a rival union at the college continued up to the final vote.
Miller's position gave the Communists a spy in the upper ranks of a rival union.