union campaigns

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 - 00:22:06

Interview: 
Grace Grace
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00:22:06

Grace Grace discusses her role in advancing the rights of women and the other personal contributions she made to the union movement.

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.

John Battams - 01:17:15

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John Battams
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01:17:15

John Battams discusses the technicalities of launching a Union campaign, and the importance of high membership in campaigning for rights.

John Battams - 00:46:01

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John Battams
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00:46:01

John Battams describes some of the changes within the QTU that he supported, including increasing the number of union representatives, encouraging in-school campaigns and the creation of a Campaign Action Group (CAG).

Michael Weise - 00:39:55

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Michael Weise
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00:39:55

Michael Weise discusses the role of unions in addressing social issues such as violence in mining towns. He emphasises the commitment the CFMEU has to its social conscience.

George Britten - 00:47:34

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George Britten
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00:47:34

George Britten describes his involvement as a union delegate at the 1971 South African Springboks rugby tour at the RNA showgrounds, as well as that of BWIU Hugh Hamilton.

George Britten - 00:44:38

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George Britten
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00:44:38

George Britten discusses the Plumbers Union campaign for the 38 hour week in 1982, including the strategies and reasoning behind it.

Howard Guille - 01:27:47

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Howard Guille
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01:27:47

Howard Guille comments on NTEU involvement in the Indigenous Rights Stolen Wages campaign.

Mary Kelly - 01:09:18

Interview: 
Mary Kelly
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01:09:18

Mary Kelly discusses QTU's reaction to the government's changes to the Remote Area Incentives Scheme in 1990.

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