Selected Events in Trade Union History New South Wales General Strike (1917)
- From
- 1917
New South Wales - To
- 1917
- Functions
- Strike
Summary
A general strike took place in New South Wales as a response to a new labour costing system implemented by the New South Wales Department of Railways and Tramways.
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Taksa, Lucy, ''Defence Not Defiance': Social Protest and the NSW General Strike of 1917', Labour History, vol. 60, 1991, pp. 16-33. Details
Ross E. Elford
Created: 15 January 2002, Last modified: 7 February 2002