Celebrating the life of a good man and mourning his passing as we will miss those neighbourhood drinks and dinners and amazing travelling stories - covering Prague, Siberia, New York ...
We will always cherish those memories of fun times spent with him.
What an amazing person and what a remarkable life. We feel so lucky that we got to know him and his wife Nancy.
Wendy Young is at Nurses War Memorial Chapel.
With heavy hearts, our family regrets to announce the passing of our beloved father Ernest Boatswain, Ernie to all that knew and loved him, in his 94th year. Devoted Husband to our Mother Nancy, supportive Father and fun loving Grandfather to all his Grand children. Ernie will always be in our hearts and missed forever.Family and friends are warmly invited to attend a celebration of Ernie’s amazing 93 year life, to be held at The Nurses War Memorial Chapel
50 Pine Ave Little Bay on Monday 17th February commencing at 11am.
Ernie Boatswain presented an interesting talk about international trade union organisations, particularly focusing on the period since World War II. Assistant national secretary of the Building Workers Industrial Union since 1973, Ernie spoke with some authority on The subject, drawing from his long personal experience of the peace and disarmament movement, the International Trade Union Committee and the World Federation of Trade Unions. He outlined some of the successes of such bodies in opposing attacks on working people around the world by transnational corporations and in agitating for a nuclear free zone in the Pacific. The split in WFTU shortly after World War II over the Marshall Plan and the complexities of the current situation were all part of a very detailed and interesting speech. Perhaps the major theme that emerged was the notion that given the international dimensions of modern capitalism, international trade unionism is highly appropriate.
