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Barney French interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project [sound recording]
Bib ID 2127194
Format AudioAudio
Author
French, Barney, 1922-
 
Access Conditions Written permission required from the Labor Council of New south Wales for research, personal copies and public use. 
Description 1988 Aug. 9. 
6 tape reels : 3 3/4 ips., mono. ; 5 in. 
Series

Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project

Summary

Mr French, a union official, speaks of his early life; experiences at sea during World War II; conditions on ships; becoming shop steward; stoppages and fines; the darg system; building tyres; pay incentives; whitewall tyres; asbestos problems; plastic and rubber fumes; compensation; inspectors; industrial relations policies of companies; Goodyear and Dunlop management compared; equal pay; industrial groups; Catholic Action; ALP split; selection of Senator McLelland; leaving the union; Fred Bowen; fight with the Builders' Workers' Union at the Labor Council; Bob King; Kurrawong; assault by worker; Labor Council building; Labor Council and 2KY and 2HD broadcasting; Trade Union Officers' Social Committee; Paul Keating's pre-selection; Jack Lang; his achievements; bribes; Lance Jameson; the need for consensus; Whitlam and Wran governments; Workcover and Transcover.

Notes

Part of a collection of interviews with former and present trade union leaders, produced as a joint project by the Labor Council of New South Wales and the National Library of Australia.

DCM record; National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore collection;

Index/Finding Aid Note Transcript available: (115 leaves) 
Subjects French, Barney, - 1922- - Interviews.  |  Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co. (Aust.) - History.  |  Pacific Dunlop - History.  |  Labor unions - Tire industry workers - Interviews.  |  Rubber industry and trade - New South Wales.
Other authors/contributors Raxworthy, Richard, 1932-2003  |  Labor Council of New South Wales  |  National Library of Australia

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