21 April 1856 – Melbourne Stonemason’s take action for the 8-Hour Day
On 21 April in 1856, building workers in Melbourne took strike action and won the eight-hour day as a general industry standard.
The Metal Workers win the 38-hour week
On 8 December 1981, unionists in the metal industry voted to end a long industrial campaign, and won the 38-hour week.
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