▁mainly ▁with ▁union ▁workers ▁compens ation ▁claims ▁for ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁Iron work ers ' ▁Association ▁of ▁Australia , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁Laur ie ▁Short . ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁( with ▁Bob ▁Sant am aria ) ▁in ▁helping ▁Short ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁from ▁the ▁open ly ▁pro - comm un ist ▁Er nie ▁Thor nt on . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁never theless , ▁he ▁had ▁turned ▁against ▁his ▁former ▁Catholic ▁up br ing ing , ▁and ▁unlike ▁many ▁other ▁Sant am aria ▁al lies ▁he ▁never ▁joined ▁the ▁D LP . ▁ ▁Senate ▁McC le ll and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁for ▁the ▁A LP ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Senate ▁election , ▁his ▁term ▁to ▁begin ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁cas ual ▁vac ancy ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁sen ator ▁ ▁James ▁Or mon de . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁double ▁dissol ution ▁election ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Third ▁Whit lam ▁Ministry ▁he ▁was ▁Minister ▁for ▁Man ufact uring ▁Indust ry ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁to ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 6 ▁June ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁he ▁was ▁Minister ▁for ▁Labor ▁and ▁Im m igration ▁and ▁Minister ▁assist ing ▁the ▁Prime