Selected Events in Trade Union History
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Queensland Shearers Strike (1956) |
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| Shearers refuse to work at the new rates set by the Industrial Court of Queensland. With the support of the Trades & Labour Council of Queensland and the Australian Workers' Union, the strike lasts ten months, despite the use of non-union labour. |
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Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002 Based on "Parties to the Award" published 1994. Submit any comments, questions, corrections and additions Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 29 June 2006 http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE1510b.htm |