Selected Events in Trade Union History Sydney Newspapers Strike and Lockout (1944)
- From
- 1944
Sydney, New South Wales - To
- 1944
- Functions
- Lockout and Strike
Summary
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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Journal Articles
- Hagan, James, 'Craft Power: The Sydney Newspapers Strike and Lockout of 1944', Labour History, vol. 24, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1973, pp. 159-175. Details
Bruce A. Smith
Created: 14 January 2002, Last modified: 7 February 2002