Green Bans, Red Union: Environmental Activism and the New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation"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 ordinary citizens - and gave the word 'green' an entirely new meaning - Meredith Burgmann and Verity Burgmann open a window on a period when Australian workers led the world in innovative and stunningly effective forms of environmental protest."--BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
A NEW CONCEPT OF UNIONISM | 59 |
Industrial relations strategies | 77 |
Civilising the industry | 103 |
Pioneering socialmovement unionism | 121 |
women as builders labourers | 146 |
Defending the open spaces | 169 |
Preserving the built environment | 194 |
Common terms and phrases
ABLF Aboriginal activity announced Askin Australian Battlers for Kelly's Bob Pringle Bud Cook builders labourers building industry building workers Burgmann BWIU campaign carpark Communist Concrete Jungle construction Daily Mirrror Daily Telegraph decision demolition dispute election employers environment environmental Exec Meeting Expressway Federal Conference FEDFA Gallagher Gallagher's Gen Meeting Government green ban movement green bans high-rise Hogan houses Inverell involved issue Jack Mundey Joe Owens Kelly's Bush Labor Council leadership margins strike Melbourne membership ment Mick militant Mundey's National Trust Newcastle Morning Herald NSW Branch NSWBLF officials organisers Park planning political projects rank and file rank-and-file redevelopment resident action groups resident activists Roddewig Runcie SCRA secretary social movement South Wales South Wales branch struggle Sun-Herald Sydney Morning Herald Sydney's Taming the Concrete theatre Theeman tion Tom Hogan trade union Tribune unionists Victoria Street vigilante wages women Woolloomooloo working-class