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Title
Tom McDonald interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project
Repository
National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
Reference
ORAL TRC 3128/8
Date Range
1994
Description

Oral history recording
Interviewee: Tom McDonald
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy

Interview with Tom McDonald, National Secretary of the Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia. Includes reference to: the miners' strike; his appearance in arbitration court to defend the Union; impressions of Labor Council Secretaries; demise of the 'right pub'; deregistration of the BWIU; affiliation of the ASC&J; relationships between the Labor Party, Communist Party and the Labor Council; interference from the Builders' Labourers'; campaign for superannuation; green bans; deregistration of the BLF; creation of the CFMEU; penal clauses; improvements to conditions; secondary boycotts; Troubleshooters; Building Industry Royal Commission.

Formats
Audio Tapes
Quantity
5 sound tape reels
Access
Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use