Summary
Produced for the MUA’s Working Class Idol competition, and presented as MUA TV, this short piece covers daily union information through a mock TV news show, imbued with a humorous style. Three in the field reports are recorded, covering fund raising for the Boxing Day Tsunami disaster, the MUA Credit Union and the Howard Government’s industrial relations agenda.
Special Notes/Achievements
Fifty years after the formation and demise of the Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit, in 2004 the Maritime Union of Australia agreed to establish the MUA Film Unit. To recruit filmmakers for the new film unit, film competitions titled Working Class Idol were held. [1]
[1] Dare To Struggle Film Festival (n.d.), Waterside Workers Film Unit [website], viewed Jan 18, 2023 <https://www.daretostrugglefilmfestival.net.au/mua-film-unit/>
Author: J Bird, 2023