John Gardner, pictured in 2017, had been an E Tū lead organiser in South Canterbury since 1997.
A man who fought for fairer conditions for thousands of South Canterbury workers has died.
Graeme John Gardner, known as John, died suddenly on Saturday.
An E tū organiser in the region since 1997, Gardner would be remembered as someone who was a "good advocate, with a passion for work’’, South Island director for E tū Alan Clarence told
Stuff on Wednesday.
Clarence said across the country, E tū employees had been saddened to hear of Gardner’s death.
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“The sudden passing of a long-serving organiser has been a huge shock to all of us,’’ Clarence said.