Without bosses : radical Australian trade unionism in the 1970s / Sam Oldham
- Bib ID:
- 8168321
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Oldham, Sam, author
- Description:
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- Carlton, VIC : Interventions, 2020
- ©2020
- 182 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- ISBN:
- 9780648760306 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Without Bosses gives a fascinating insight into radical currents in Australian trade unionism during the 1970s. In those years of radicalism and social movements, rank-and-file trade unionists pushed the boundaries, in some cases setting global precedents. As well as the mass strike action against the penal powers in 1969 and the famous green bans of the Builders Labourers’ Federation the book also details experiments with self-management and workers’ control. At factories, coal mines and building sites across the country workers ‘sacked’ their managers and supervisors, took over their workplaces and ran them without bosses, a radical departure from the traditionally recognised activities of trade unions. Without Bosses draws on a wealth of archival material and interviews and overflows with incredible and inspiring stories. For anyone interested in labour history, left-wing ideas and the power of unions it is required reading.
- Notes:
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- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182)
- NLApp88204
- Subject:
- Also Titled:
- Radical Australian trade unionism in the 1970s
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