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Title
Barry Egan 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 1948/37
Date Range
1988
Description

Oral history recording
Interviewee: Barry Egan
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy

Interview with Barry Egan, former State Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union and National Secretary of the Shop Assistants' Union. Includes reference to: joining the union; membership campaigns; Illawarra industrial relations; Keith Murphy's appointment as Secretary; his election as NSW Secretary; amalgamation with the AWU; proposed merger of BWIU, AWU and Shop Assistants' Unions; his relations with the NCC; his involvement with the ACTU; Hawke's purchase of Bourke's Store; right and left factions; his relations with Wran and Whitlam; relations with the Retail Traders' Association; unsuccessful campaigns; performance of the unions in different states; relations with other unions; relinquishing the Secretaryship; main legacy to the Union ; extended trading hours.

Formats
Audio Tapes
Quantity
4 sound tape reels
Access
Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use