▁Minister , ▁when ▁Br am ble ▁challeng ed ▁then ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁organization , ▁Robert ▁Griff ith ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁Peters ▁s ided ▁with ▁Br am ble ▁in ▁the ▁quar rel , ▁as ▁she ▁saw ▁Br am ble ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁action ▁with ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁prop el ▁the ▁country ▁forward ▁and ▁deal ▁with ▁class ▁in equal ities . ▁Once ▁Br am ble ▁att ained ▁leadership ▁in ▁the ▁M TL U , ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁spring board ▁to ▁political ▁office ▁and ▁began ▁v ying ▁for ▁public ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Peters ▁campaign ed ▁hard ▁for ▁Br am ble ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁notable ▁speech es . ▁When ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁election , ▁Peters ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁as ▁the ▁" king ▁mak er " ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁general ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁M TL U . ▁She ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁When ▁she ▁retired , ▁Peters ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁youth ▁coun s ell or ▁for ▁the ▁Social ▁League ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Women . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁hon ored ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁from ▁the ▁Mont ser rat ▁Al lied ▁Work ers ' ▁Union . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Peters ▁received ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Medal ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁trade ▁union ist ▁and ▁the