Michael Weise reflects on his development and growth as a unionist, the people who mentored him at the beginning of his career, and his sense of achievement in educating and helping other workers.
Michael Weise explains the importance of mining unions having an international presence, particularly in terms of their responsibilites to workers in parts of the world that have less protective legislation than workers in Australia. He describes the challenges and strategies that are undertaken at an international level by the mining unions.
Michael Weise discusses the nature of unionism in the Pilbara. He explains the plans currently underway to reinvigorate union membership, and the alliance between the CFMEU and the Australian Workers Union (AWU) that has been established to achieve this.
Michael Weise talks about what he sees as some of the reasons for the de-unionisation of the Pilbara (Western Australia) iron ore mining region during the 1990s.
George Britten recounts the various positions he held in Brisbane, as well as his apprenticeship in England. He talks again about his early union experience in England.
George Britten comments on the impact of the 1957 Queensland Labor Party split on the union movement in Queensland. He talks about his experience with the Building Trades Group.
