AWU

Errol Hodder - 00:28:02

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00:28:02

Errol Hodder discusses attending the 1979 Rockhampton ALP Conference as an AWU delegate and the role of Ernie Adsett.

Errol Hodder - 00:26:03

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00:26:03

Errol Hodder discusses his move to Brisbane in 1981 and his ambition to be the next Branch Secretary of the AWU with support from John Black.

Errol Hodder - 00:21:13

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00:21:13

Errol Hodder recalls meetings at the AWU office when he was Charleville Branch Secretary of the ALP. He recalls the overwhelming support in Mitchell for Gough Whitlam.

Errol Hodder - 00:18:53

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00:18:53

Errol Hodder remembers the withdrawal of the AWU from the ALP in Roma in 1961. He states that once he became the AWU Organiser he applied to re-join the ALP in 1971 and they accepted him.

Errol Hodder - 00:16:00

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00:16:00

Errol Hodder discusses the relationship between the AWU and the Trades Hall Group (THG) as they were in competition with each other, both politically and industrially.

Errol Hodder - 00:13:15

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Errol Hodder discusses his relationship with the membership and the importance of training and development for officials in industrial matters.

Errol Hodder - 00:10:06

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00:10:06

Errol Hodder discusses the 1956 Shearers Strike and the levy for strike relief.

Errol Hodder - 00:07:15

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00:07:15

Errol Hodder talks about his duties as a union official in Roma in 1969 including working across a large geographical area with a diverse membership.

Errol Hodder - 00:04:44

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Errol Hodder discusses the 1956 national Shearer's Strike and the Roma AWU organiser Bert Williamson and Stan Treacy. He notes he was one of the youngest of the AWU strikers and remembers that the AWU held their union meetings on Sundays when Hodder needed a special dispensation so he could play rugby league for the Roma team. 

Errol Hodder - 00:02:57

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Errol Hodder outlines his early history, commencing in the workforce in Brisbane and then moving to Roma where he worked in the shearing industry and joined the AWU at age 16.

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