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Interview:

George Britten

Time:

00:21:10

George Britten speaks about the contributers to The Plot, including non-CPA members from various unions and community leaders in Mount Isa. He talks about the isolation and limited radio reception in Mount Isa.

Interview:

George Britten

Time:

00:13:50

George Britten discusses the difficulties that the Plumbers Union had being active in his workplace due to the presence of the AWU.

Interview:

George Britten

Time:

00:01:46

George Britten discusses his motivation for joining the union movement whilst in London.

Interview:

Stan Heilbron

Time:

00:29:39

Stan Heilbron comments on the decline in union membership.

Interview:

Stan Heilbron

Time:

00:22:57

Stan Heilbron recalls the lack of interest in social issues within unions in Townsville.

Interview:

Howard Guille

Time:

00:42:52

Howard Guille describes the advantages of a federal union affiliation over a state union affiliation for higher education.

Interview:

Howard Guille

Time:

00:34:44

Howard Guille describes the amalgamation of the CAEs in 1981. He discusses how this affected the CAEs and how the CAU became involved.

Interview:

Howard Guille

Time:

00:24:45

Howard Guille discusses the different unions and structures which covered academics at Universities and Colleges in Queensland.

Interview:

Howard Guille

Time:

00:19:59

Howard Guille describes how he came to be State Secretary of the College Academics Union (CAU) in 1983. He speaks about union structures in TAFE and CAE.

Interview:

Howard Guille

Time:

00:13:32

Howard Guille expands on the idea of union militancy as well as union relationships with political parties in the 1970s and 1980s. He outlines the formation of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).