The LaTrobe Valley power workers’ strike in 1977 seriously crippled the State of Victoria. This film analyses the causes of the collapse of a just and seemingly invincible strike through a combination of personal accounts and archival footage.
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In ACMI's collection
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ACMI Identifier
323700
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Labor disputes
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Latrobe River Valley (Vic.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power-plants - Victoria
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Industrial relations - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor - History
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor disputes
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor movement
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Strikes and lockouts
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - History
History → Trade-unions - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)