1. - 1856, Victorian stonemasons down their tools + march to Parliament House - Win 8 hour work day - (illegal!)
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2. - 1937, ACTU calls for a boycott of Japanese goods + embargo on export of iron to Japan ahead of WW2 (v illegal)
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@tinalorentz Union Rd Penrith workers putting scaffolding up in torrential rain no harness 4 stories up. Developers break law.
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Employees also need to take responsibility for their own safety.
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whomever admins this account is my hero
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Follow this thread if you want to know why unions sometimes flout the law!
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not a union, but the miners at the Eureka Stockade who achieved expanded voting rights
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not "a union" just workers acting collectively to achieve and outcome! In this case democracy.
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[Authorised by Paul Bastian, for the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, Sydney.]