Short, Laurie - Australian Trade Union Archives Archival and Heritage Sources

Australian Trade Union Archives
Archival and Heritage Sources

Short, Laurie (1915 - )

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

Date Range:	1994
Description:	Oral history recording Interviewee: Robert Davies Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy Interview with Bob Davies, union official, Federated Ironworkers' Association. Includes reference to: Joining the Federated Storemen & Packers' Union at Hume Pipes; becoming delegate; management attitudes to disputes; committee of management; conditions; disputes; becoming an organiser; structure reorganisation; demarcation disputes; appearances before the Arbitration Commission; relations with the Builders' Labourers'; disputes committee meetings; retirement of Laurie Short; green bans; differences between the Victorian Branch and the National Office; mergers; keeping in touch with rank and file members; changes in management; enterprise bargaining; his involvement in the ACTU; standards; differences between State and Federal branches.
Formats:	Audio Tapes.
Quantity:	3 sound tape reels
Access:	Written permission from the Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:	Australian Council of Trade Unions (i), ACTU (1947 - 1979) \| Davies, Robert (1934 - ) \| Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (i) (1911 - 1975) \| Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (ii) (1975 - 1991) \| Federated Storemen & Packers Union of Australia (1912 - 1988)

Date Range:	1988
Description:	Oral history recording Interviewee: Laurie Short Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy Interview with Laurie Short, former National Secretary of the Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia. Includes reference to: Conflict with Stalinists in the Balmain branch of the FIA, 1945-1947; 1944 and 1949 elections for the FIA National Secretary; the battle with Stalinists for control of the FIA after the 1949 election; Nick Origlass; Labor Council of New South Wales; ACTU Congresses; his period as FIA National Secretary, 1951-1982.
Formats:	Audio Tapes.
Quantity:	660 minutes
Access:	Written permission from the Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:	Australian Council of Trade Unions (i), ACTU (1947 - 1979) \| Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia (i) (1911 - 1975) \| Labor Council of New South Wales (1908 - ) \| Origlass, Nicholas (1908 - 1996)

Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002
Based on "Parties to the Award" published 1994.
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Updated: 29 June 2006
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