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Selected Events in Trade Union History Perth Building Trades Strike (1897)

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1897
To
1897
Functions
Strike

Summary

In 1897 the Carpenters, the Builders Labourers and the Plasterers Unions went on strike for increased wages and conditions. The strike was said to be one of the largest in Western Australian history.

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Merritt, John, 'George Foster Pearce and the Perth Building Trades Strike of 1897', Labour History, vol. 3, 1961, pp. 5-22. Details

Bruce A. Smith