Green bans, red union : environmental activism and the New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federatio...
Green bans, red union : environmental activism and the New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federatio...
Green bans, red union : environmental activism and the New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation / Meredith Burgmann and Verity Burgmann.
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Publisher
Sydney : UNSW Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
Call Numbers
H 2014/3855 , 331.8819009/5
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. People Before Profits. 1. The world's first green bans. 2. The preconditions for radical unionism. 3. The greening of the union -- Pt. 2. A New Concept of Unionism. 4. Organisational principles and practices. 5. Industrial relations strategies. 6. Civilising the industry. 7. Pioneering social...
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Publisher
Sydney : UNSW Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
1998.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Green Bans, Red Union documents the development of a union that took a stand on a number of social issues. Apart from the green bans movement, union members also used their industrial power to defend the rights of oppressed groups, such as Aborigines, women and homosexuals. In telling the colourful story that inspired many environmentalists and or...
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Green bans, red union : environmental activism and the New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation / Meredith Burgmann and Verity Burgmann.
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Notes
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Includes bibliography and index.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2014/3855: Part of the Faith Bandler Collection. Author inscription by Meredith Burgmann.
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H 2014/3855 , 331.8819009/5
Record Identifier
74VMyrBQGPwy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMyrBQGPwy
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ISBN
0868407607 (Pbk)
9780868407609 :
0868407607 :
9780868407609
0868407607
9780868407609 (pbk.) :
0868407607 (pbk.) :
9780868407609 (Pbk)
DDC
331.8819009944
MMS ID
991002096979702626
