Ducker, John Patrick - Australian Trade Union Archives Archival and Heritage Sources

Australian Trade Union Archives
Archival and Heritage Sources

Ducker, John Patrick (1932 - )

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

Title:	Labor Council of New South Wales Oral History Project
Date Range:	1988
Description:	Oral history recording Interviewee: John Ducker Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy Interview with John Ducker, former Secretary of the Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia. Includes reference to: working as an ironworker; becoming minutes secretary of the Ironworkers' Union; working conditions; strikes; joining the union; Industrial Groups; move to the Labor council; working for the Ironworkers' Union; conditions; relations with Hawke; Labor Council meetings; styles of chairpersons; his role as Assistant Secretary; left and right pubs; plumbers' nine-week strike; Labor Council meetings; reasons for leaving the Secretaryship; green bans; Jack Mundey; ACTU; Workskill.
Formats:	Audio Tapes.
Quantity:	5 sound tape reels
Access:	Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:	Australian Council of Trade Unions (i), ACTU (1947 - 1979) \| Australian Council of Trade Unions (ii), ACTU (1979 - 1981) \| Australian Council of Trade Unions (iii), ACTU (1981 - ) \| Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (i) (1911 - 1975) \| Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (ii) (1975 - 1991) \| Hawke, Robert James Lee (1929 - ) \| Labor Council of New South Wales (1908 - ) \| Mundey, Jack (1929 - )

Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002
Based on "Parties to the Award" published 1994.
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