Title History of the AWU / W. G. Spence

Edition Updated edition Published Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2013 Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2013 ©2013

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Description liii, 154 pages ; 21 cm regular print Contents William Guthrie Spence : 'Father' of the AWU -- Preface -- I. 'Raddle' -- II. The birth of the ASU -- III. Fighting days -- IV. Organisation in Queensland -- V. The industrial fight in Queensland -- VI. The battle of 1894 -- VII. Catching scabs -- VIII. The dark days of 1895-87 -- IX. Arbitration and the bogus union -- X. A continent conquered -- Appendix : list of executive officers Summary History of the AWU is a first-hand account of the making of a union and the makings of a nation. It depicts the industrial and political struggles of workers in the late 19th century, and explains the motivations behind the people who forged Australia's most powerful and enduring blue-collar union Analysis Australian Australian Workers Union History Industrial relations Industrial disputes Labour movement Industrial studies Trade unions Notes "With new content by Paul Howes, Graham Freudenberg and Nick Dyrenfurth"--Cover First published 1911 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Australian Workers' Union -- History. Industrial relations -- Australia -- History. Labor unions -- Australia -- History. Strikes and lockouts -- Australia -- History. Author Dyrenfurth, Nick, writer of supplementary textual content Freudenberg, Graham (Norman Graham), 1934- writer of supplementary textual content Howes, Paul, 1981- writer of supplementary textual content ISBN 9780522862874

Other Titles History of the Australian Workers' Union

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