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industrial disputes

Interview:

John Battams

Time:

00:34:23

John Battams discusses the transformation of the QTU from a conservative union to a progressive, campaigning union.

Interview:

John Battams

Time:

00:26:41

John Battams relates the circumstances of the Moranbah Teachers' Strike in 1981, when sixty teachers went on strike for five days.

Interview:

John Battams

Time:

00:16:42

John Battams offers an insight on tensions and factions within the QTU during the 1970s and 1980s. He discusses the representations of different teachers within the QTU.

Interview:

Matt Foley

Time:

00:53:52

Matt Foley describes the industrial action at the Mount Isa Mines in 1994.

Interview:

George Britten

Time:

00:42:50

George Britten recounts his personal experience of the 1976 to 1979 Plumbers Union strike calling for the Federal Award to apply in Queensland.

Interview:

Stan Heilbron

Time:

00:10:05

Stan Heilbron discusses the reasons for his lack of participation in industrial struggles.

Interview:

Mary Kelly

Time:

01:04:54

Mary Kelly comments on the industrial dispute in 1987, when the Bjelke-Petersen government tried to take away leave-loading for public servants, including teachers, and the action that the attempt spurred.

Interview:

Bob Anderson

Time:

00:14:07

Bob Anderson discusses his early awareness of trade unions, why and when he first joined a union and how he became involved as a union official.

Interview:

Kevin Carroll

Time:

00:10:05

Kevin Carroll discusses some of the industrial disputes he was involved in and was aware of during his union career.

Interview:

Janice Mayes

Time:

00:23:14

Janice Mayes talks about her union engaging in campaigns that involved lobbying universities and Queensland Health during the mid-1990s.