industrial disputes

Grace Grace - 00:28:41

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Grace Grace
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00:28:41

Grace Grace considers the most effective tactics that unions have used in industrial disputes.

Grace Grace - 00:19:11

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Grace Grace
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00:19:11

Grace Grace recalls the main industrial disputes she had been involved with. She discusses the importance of the MUA dispute and the Your Rights at Work Campaign.

Wallace Trohear - 01:19:33

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Wallace Trohear
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01:19:33

Wallace Trohear reflects on the nature of workplace health and safety in the building and construction industry, and the use of strike action.

Wallace Trohear - 00:54:07

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Wallace Trohear
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00:54:07

Wallace Trohear recalls a dispute over working hours, and the push for building workers to have one day off per month.

Wallace Trohear - 00:47:23

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Wallace Trohear
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00:47:23

Wallace Trohear discusses the issue of militancy within the building unions, and recalls a dispute over the building of Riparian Plaza in Brisbane.

Wallace Trohear - 00:43:33

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Wallace Trohear
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00:43:33

Wallace Trohear speaks about the importance of raising workers' consciousness about issues in the building and construction industry.

Wallace Trohear - 00:38:24

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Wallace Trohear
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00:38:24

Wallace Trohear talks about other issues he has faced during his time in the union movement, including the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), the highly competitive nature of the building industry, and wage disputes. He also talks about his relationship with the Master Builders.

John Battams - 01:12:07

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John Battams
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01:12:07

John Battams speaks about the issue of class sizes and how both the Union and the Department of Education have reacted to it. He moves on to discuss density of QTU membership.

John Battams - 00:40:01

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John Battams
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00:40:01

John Battams lists some of the major industrial issues and campaigns that the QTU has been involved in during his time with the union, and specifically between the 1990s and the early 2000s.

John Battams - 00:35:49

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John Battams
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00:35:49

John Battams describes the issues with government-provided teacher accommodation from the 1970s onwards. He discusses the Remote Area Incentive Scheme (RAIS) and the difficulty of ensuring equal, decent accommodation for teachers across the big state of Queensland.

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