Mary Kelly discusses union presence in the school, and the many opportunities made available for teachers to become active in the Queensland Teachers Union.
Bob Anderson talks about the decline in union membership numbers, his move from the Building Workers Industrial Union to the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union, and the different tactics this now defunct union had in comparison to his first union.
Bob Anderson discusses the impact of Indigenous perspectives, values and descent. He discusses social causes involving Indigenous people, and his union activity and working as a union official.
Kevin Carroll discusses his role as both a union official and an ALP member, and acknowledges the conflict existing between the two. He speaks about the relationship between trade unions and the Labor Party, and the importance of the partnership.
Janice Mayes speaks about her role at the national level as a member of the national executive of the Australian Services Union. She contrasts working with Queensland unions to those in other states.
Janice Mayes outlines the difference between her role as President and Secretary of the FCU and the amalgamation that led to the Australian Services Union. She discusses her work with the amalgamated Clerical and Administrative Central and Southern Queensland Branch of the Australian Services Union and the coverage of workers.
Janice Mayes describes the influence of certain union officials on her career and the various union positions she has held throughout her time in the Griffith University Student Union and the Federated Clerks Union.
Diane Zetlin discusses finishing her Bachelor of Arts with Honours and getting her first academic job at the University of Queensland in 1976. She speaks about joining the Federated Australian University Staff Association (FAUSA), and becoming a union official. She became President, and later, in 1986 General Secretary.
