SEQEB dispute

Wallace Trohear - 00:44:53

Interview: 
Wallace Trohear
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00:44:53

Wallace Trohear reflects on the SEQEB dispute, and the notion of solidarity among the building and construction unions.

Vince Dobinson - 00:54:29

Interview: 
Vince Dobinson
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00:54:29

Vince Dobinson discusses his role throughout the SEQEB protests.

John Battams - 01:30:36

Interview: 
John Battams
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01:30:36

John Battams looks back on the relationship between the QTU and the QCU during his time as General Secretary of the QTU.

John Battams - 00:26:41

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John Battams
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00:26:41

John Battams relates the circumstances of the Moranbah Teachers' Strike in 1981, when sixty teachers went on strike for five days.

Greg Moran - 00:46:44

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Greg Moran
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00:46:44

Greg Moran discusses strike action for the 38 Hour Week when he worked as a clerk at the railways. He recalls that during the SEQEB strike, he worked with SEQEB families supporting the strikers and unions.

Bob Henricks - 00:37:35

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Bob Henricks
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00:37:35

Bob Henricks discusses the TLC and union involvement in protest action. He states that Ken McGrath from the TWU was the first Secretary of the Unions Conservation Committee and Henricks the second. He discusses his involvement in stopping drilling oil on the Barrier Reef, Fraser Island campaigns and his membership of the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) including injuries sustained in a clash with AWU mine workers, his arrest during the SEQEB strike and police harassment.

Bob Henricks - 00:03:57

Interview: 
Bob Henricks
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00:03:57

Bob Henricks discusses the ETU's central involvement in the SEQEB dispute. He discusses his involvement as Assistant Secretary of the ETU and the impact that the strike had on the union and labour movement including subsequent financial troubles and his role to resolve them.

Matt Foley - 00:49:52

Interview: 
Matt Foley
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00:49:52

Matt Foley discusses his appointment as Minister of Employment, Training and Industrial Relations. 

Howard Guille - 01:09:15

Interview: 
Howard Guille
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01:09:15

Howard Guille outlines how he came to take the position of Queensland State Secretary for the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) which he held from 1993 to 2006 in a part time capacity.

Kevin Carroll - 00:19:36

Interview: 
Kevin Carroll
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00:19:36

Kevin Carroll recalls the politicians he has had direct contact with over his union career. He discusses his involvement in the anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

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