Unionist Helen Kelly dies in WellingtonStuff.co.nz Looking back on the life of trade union leader and medical marijuana campaigner Helen Kelly, who has died of cancer. Family and close friends of Helen Kelly knew the end was near when her condition rapidly deteriorated after the weekend. 1 News The long serving Labour MP pays tribute to Helen Kelly, who has died after a battle with cancer. A LIFETIME OF BEING A FIGHTERDaughter of union legend Pat Kelly and his political activist wife Cath, Helen Kelly was born to agitate. The Labour movement salutes you Helen Unionist Helen Kelly dies in Wellington https://t.co/jW4RCzQNcj — Clare Curran (@clarecurranmp) October 13, 2016​In 2007 she became the first female president of the Council of Trade Unions, where she became a national force to be reckoned with.

Source: Stuff October 13, 2016 18:43 UTC