Janice Mayes talks about joining the student union at university. She recalls the limited union presence in her early jobs and how she became involved in the former Federated Clerks Union, now the Australian Services Union.

Janice Mayes outlines her upbringing and education in Garbett, Townsville. She discusses her family's strong union ethos and her early work experience.

Walter Threlfall discusses union involvement with Indigenous issues in North Queensland, particularly in the community of Yarrabah.

Jack Hutton explains how he first became interested in unions while working as a railway apprentice. He talks about his membership with the Boilermakers Union, and his role as a delegate for the Boilermakers and Blacksmiths Union to the Trades and Labour Council of Townsville. 

Darryl Noack comments on the difficulties involved in his early role as a shop steward, ranging from his young age, inexperience, and the limited presence of FIA organisers from Brisbane and the absence of paid FIA organisers in North Queensland. He discusses the opening of a union sub branch in Townsville, led by secretary Harry Peebles, and how this impacted on the quality of unionism in his workplace, as well as the assistance of Fred Thompson.