A film that goes behind the headlines to look at the extraordinary chain of events that has made the New South Wales Builders’ Labourers’ Federation the controversial part of Australian history that it is today. It is a story about workers who began to act for themselves and make decisions about issues that affected ordinary people. Also looks at the new policies that saw women introduced into the building industry, limited tenure of office and the use of union power to assist resident action and environmental groups. Narrated by Pat Fiske. (NOTE: 16mm print is black and white.)
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
017350
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmentalists
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mundey, Jack
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - History
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
History → Historic buildings - Australia
History → New South Wales - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)