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Amongst Equals

Feature length documentary tracing the history of the Australian trade union movement.

Film Topics:

PoliticsUnionsWorking ConditionsWorkplace Relations

Film Tags:

1892 economic bust1949 National Coal Strike1966 Gurindji Strike1986 Robe River dispute8 hour dayAccordAnti-strike legislationAsbestos miningAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyAutomationBob HawkeBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansClarrie O’SheaCoal miningCommunismConscriptionDalfram Dispute of 1938DepressionsEdna RyanEqual pay for womenGold rushGreat Strike of 1917Health & safetyJack MundeyJim ComerfordJoh Bjelke-PetersenMulticulturalismPort Kembla steel workersPovertyRiverland Cannery campaignRobert MenziesRothbury LockoutShearers Strike of 1891TailoressesUnionsVietnam WarWaterside Workers FederationWave Hill Walk-OffWhitlam Labor GovernmentWomenWorking classWorking conditionsZelda D’Prano

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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An Australian Merchant Seaman’s Story In His Own Words – Bill Andrews

On camera oral history featuring Australia's unionized merchant seamen.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

Bill AndrewsCommunist PartyMaritimeMerchant seamenRobert MenziesSeaman's UnionSeamen's retirement fundUnionsVietnam WarWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

InterviewOn Camera Oral History
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An Australian Merchant Seaman’s Story In His Own Words – Laurie Steen

On camera oral history featuring Australia's unionized merchant seamen.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

Ampol DisputeApartheid - South AfricaForeign competitionLaurie SteenLiberal PartyMaritimeMerchant seamenSeaman's UnionSeamen's retirement fundUnionsVietnam WarWagesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

InterviewOn Camera Oral History
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An Australian Merchant Seaman’s Story In His Own Words – Taffe Sweetensen

On camera oral history featuring Australia's unionized merchant seamen.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

British merchant shipsMaritimeMerchant seamenSeaman's UnionSeaman's Union SchoolSeamen's retirement fundTaffe SweetensenUnionsVietnam WarWagesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

InterviewOn Camera Oral History
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Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow – Interviews

A collection of interviews in tribute to Sharan Burrow on the Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow DVD.

Film Topics:

PoliticsUnionsWomen

Film Tags:

ActivismAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyClimate changeDave RobsonDon HenryEducationEnvironmentEqual pay for womenGreg CombetHealth & safetyInternational Trade Union ConfederationJennie GeorgeJoan KirnerJohn HowardJohn Howard GovernmentMaternity leaveMerri BlairMetherall campaignPaul KeatingPeter BurrowPoliticsSharan BurrowSocial justiceUnion campaignsVietnam WarWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformYour Rights at Work campaign

Film Type:

InterviewVideo - Tribute
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Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow – Sharan’s Story

A short documentary about Sharan Burrow on the Congratulations & Farewell Sharan Burrow DVD.

Film Topics:

PoliticsUnionsWomen

Film Tags:

ActivismAl GoreAngela MerkelAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Education Union AEUAustralian Labor PartyAustralian Workplace AgreementsAwardsBill KeltyBonoChildcareClimate changeCollective bargaining rightsDave RobsonDon HenryEducationEnvironmentEqual pay for womenFeminist movementFirefightersGough WhitlamGreg CombetHealth & safetyIndigenousInternational Trade Union ConfederationJennie GeorgeJoan KirnerJohn HowardJohn Howard GovernmentMaritime Union of AustraliaMaternity leaveMerri BlairMetherall campaignNSW Teacher’s FederationPaid parental leavePaul KeatingPeter BurrowPeter ReithPoliticsSharan BurrowSocial justiceUnfair dismissalUnion campaignsVietnam WarWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformYour Rights at Work campaign

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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For Love or Money

A documentary feature that charts the history of Australian women in the workplace and their struggles.

Film Topics:

Textiles and ClothingWomen

Film Tags:

1918 Minimum wage for women1934 Wonthaggi strike1972 Whitlam electionAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaAutomationClothing industryConvictsDepressionsDomestic servantsEducationEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementGreat Strike of 1917Indentured labourIndigenousIndigenous discriminationManufacturingNursingPoliticsPovertySocial justiceStrikesTailoresses unionTextiles and ClothingUnemploymentUnionsVietnam WarWhitlam Labor GovernmentWollongong steelworks - womenWomenWomen driving tramsWomen's AuxiliaryWomen's Militant GroupWomen's workplace rightsWonthaggiWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformWorkplace relationsWorld War OneWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Globalising Solidarity – Extended Version

An extended conference video presentation about globalisation and the need for Australian unionists to engage with workers around the world.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

1966 Gurindji StrikeAnti warAustraliaCFMEUChilean dock workersChilean Dockworkers UnionCivil rightsClass struggleConstruction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy DivisionGlobalisationIndigenousIndonesiaIndonesian independenceInternational Longshore and Warehouse UnionLos Angeles - CaliforniaMaritimeMaritime Credit UnionMaritime Union of AustraliaNetherlandsPacific unionsPaddy CrumlinPatrick StevedoreSouth AmericaStrikesTransportationUnion InternationalismUnionsUnited StatesVietnam WarWaterside workersWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Conference Video Presentation
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Gough Whitlam – In His Own Words

A feature documentary about Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

Film Topics:

Politics

Film Tags:

1972 Whitlam electionAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyConscriptionEast TimorEducationElectionsEqual pay for womenGough WhitlamImmigrantsIndigenousJohn FaulknerPoliticsPovertyPublic HealthSir John KerrSocial justiceSocialismThe ArtsThe Dismissal 1975Vietnam WarWhitlam Labor GovernmentWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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International Solidarity

A short documentary about the role of the Maritime Union of Australia in supporting workers and causes worldwide.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

Anti warApartheid - South AfricaCommunismComradeshipCubaEuropean UnionFranceInternational Longshore and Warehouse UnionInternational Transport Workers FederationJohn Howard GovernmentMaritimeMaritime Film UnitMaritime Union of AustraliaNapier Dispute 2007New ZealandNew Zealand Maritime UnionPaddy CrumlinSeafarers International UnionSocialismStrasbourg Dispute 2007StrikesUnion InternationalismUnionsUnited StatesUS trade embago on CubaVietnam WarWaterside workersWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Conference Video Presentation
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Rocking the Foundations

A documentary feature that traces the history of New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation and its social activism.

Film Topics:

Building and ConstructionUnions

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderActivismAustraliaBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansBuilders Labourers Federation BLFCentennial Park Green banClass struggleConstructionEnvironmentHealth & safetyHeritageImmigrantsIndigenousJack MundeyJaunita NielsonKelly’s Bush greenbanNew South WalesNorm GallagherPoliticsSocial justiceStrike orgainsationStrikesSydney Opera HouseThe Rocks - SydneyTrades HallUnionsUrban developmentUrban renewalVictoria Street redevelopment - SydneyVietnam WarWomenWomen's workplace rightsWomens rightsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Solidarity at Home & Abroad

A conference video celebrating the MUA's campaigns for internationalisation and solidarity.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

1998 Patrick DisputeAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAnti warApartheid - South AfricaIndigenousIndigenous discriminationIndonesiaIndonesian independenceJohn Howard GovernmentMaritimeMaritime Union of AustraliaPatrick StevedoreTas BullUnion InternationalismUnionsVietnam WarWaterside workersWorking classWorkplace deregulationWorkplace reformWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Conference Video Presentation
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Wharfies

A documenting charting the history of the Waterside Workers Federation from 1902 to the 1980s.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

44 hour weekAnti warAnti-strike legislationApartheid - South AfricaAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBruce GovernmentCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipConscriptionDepressionsEntitlementsHealth & safetyIndonesian independenceInternational Transport Workers FederationKeith GowMaritimePaid HolidaysPensionsPig iron black ban JapanPovertyRobert MenziesShippingSick paySocial justiceSocialismStrikesSydneyUnemploymentUnion InternationalismUnionsVietnam WarWagesWaterside workersWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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