Seamens Strike (i) - Australian Trade Union Archives Selected Events in Trade Union History

Australian Trade Union Archives
Selected Events in Trade Union History

Seamens Strike (i) (1919)

Strike

Three weeks longer than the 1890 Maritime Strike the 1919 strike lasted from 9 May until 26 August, 1919.

Published Sources

Beasley, Margo, A History of Struggle on the Wharves, Labor Council of NSW, 1999, http://workers.labor.net.au/6/c_historicalfeature_margo.html. [ Details ]

Prepared by: Ross E. Elford
Created: 15 January 2002
Modified: 31 January 2002

Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002
Based on "Parties to the Award" published 1994.
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Updated: 29 June 2006
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