Betty: a shop steward

Australia, 1979

Film

Episode of Series “Our multicultural society”.
Betty, from a Scottish working-class background, is a shop steward who plays a strong role in improving conditions at the factory in which she works. Intended to look critically and personally at the stereotype of the “pommy troublemaker” unionist, the film also raises other questions about working women.

Credits

director

Linda Blagg

producer

Tom Manefield

production company

Film Australia

Language

English

Duration

00:09:00:00

Colour

Colour

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