Selected Events in Trade Union History
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Selected Events in Trade Union History
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Sydney Newspapers Strike and Lockout (1944) |
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| Lockout and Strike | |
| Location: Sydney, New South Wales | |
| In 1944 printing trade employees of the "Sun" newspaper in Sydney decided would work no more than 40 hours per week in five shifts Monday to Friday. The proprietors of the newspaper then attempted to publish the paper at the offices of a competitor. The competitors printers refused to carry out the work. The result was the complete stoppage of newspaper production in Sydney's history. |
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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/ALE1511b.htm |