Wallace Trohear discusses his career with the BWIU including his role as Education Officer, which he was appointed to in 1977, and as an Organiser from 1980.
Wallace Trohear explains how he became active in the union movement in Brisbane, Australia, through his nomination to the Brisbane local branch committee of the BWIU.
Wallace Trohear talks about the unions he has belonged to in his career. He also discusses the history of BWIU, and the amalgamations which took place within it.
Wallace Trohear discusses what he sees as some of the similarites and differences between the Irish and Australian trade union movements, as well as the experience of his first week of work in Australia in September 1973.
Wallace Trohear reflects on his first exposure to the union movement in Northern Ireland, and how he came to join the Building Workers Industrial Union (BWIU) on his arrival in Australia.
