Archival Resources Details Harry Quinn interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project
- Title
- Harry Quinn interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project
- Repository
- National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
- Reference
- ORAL TRC 3128/9
- Date Range
- 1994
- Description
Oral history recording
Interviewee: Harold F. Quinn
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy
Interview with Harry Quinn, National President of the Transport Workers' Union of Australia. Includes reference to: Becoming a union official; miners' strike; campaign for Sydney taxi drivers; membership campaign; section 88E; raising membership; containers; Wran and the condition of roads; airline disputes; delegate to the Labor Council; caucusing; right and left wing factions; rates for owner drivers; takeovers; blockades; Peter Abeles; Lindsay Fox; negotiating with governments; black bans on wharves; demarcation at Yennora; Labor Council and demarcation; support for other unions; relations with the Waterside Workers' Federation; relations with the Communist Party; Labor Council relations with the ALP; penal clauses; secondary boycotts legislation; illegal strikes; superannuation; proposed amalgamation with the Storemen & Packers' Union; the accord and the ACTU; thoughts on faction fighting.- Formats
- Audio Tapes
- Quantity
- 3 sound tape reels
- Access
- Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use