Selected Events in Trade Union History Perth Building Trades Strike (1897)
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- 1897
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- 1897
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- 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.
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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
Created: 28 November 2001, Last modified: 7 February 2002