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.
Wallace Trohear speaks about the conditions of his first job as an apprentice carpenter, where he worked a 49 hour week on a 31 shillings per week wage.
Wallace Trohear talks about his father's occupations and union involvement as a delagate for the Transport and General Workers Union in Northern Ireland.
Wallace Trohear discusses his early education in Dundrum in Northern Ireland, as well as his first job as an apprentice carpenter with Joseph McClune & Son builders.
