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Selected Events in Trade Union History Eighth Intercolonial Trades Union Congress (1898)

From
1898
Adelaide, South Australia
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1898
Functions
Congress

Summary

Held in Adelaide in April 1898, thirty-one delegates attended, representing New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The Congress passed two main resolutions: (i) urging Trades and Labour Councils to discuss the raising of funds to pay union organisers and (ii) urging a minimum wage for the whole of Australia. This was the last Intercolonial trade Union Congress.

It is understood that proceedings were published for this congress. To date details of these proceedings have not been located.

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 1879 First Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
       1884 Second Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
             1885 Third Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                   1886 Fourth Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                         1888 Fifth Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                               1889 Sixth Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                                     1891 Seventh Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                                           1898 Eighth Intercolonial Trades Union Congress

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 28 June 2001, Last modified: 8 February 2002