History of the AWU which was formed in 1886. Shows AWU's role in strike actions (including the 1890s), opposition to conscription and the 1950s Labor split.Relevant to the history of the Australian Labor Party, Australian trade unions, National AWU, industrial relations and conscription.Paper; book. Front cover: yellow and blue background; picture of Australian Workers Union banner; white text.Front cover: authors' names and title; AWU name and slogan on the banner picture.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, australian labor party, alp, awu, australian workers union, industrial relations, strikes, unions, conscription, alp split

Members of the Victorian Coal Miners Association, were locked out of the Jumbunna Coal Mine in 1903. The book charts the long battle between capital and labour that lasted seventy weeks.Significant to union history - particularly the Victorian Coal Miners Association - and industrial action. Paper; book. Front cover: old black and white picture of miners with their banner; white text.Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, victorian coal miners association, strikes, unions, jumbunna coal mine, industrial disputes, coal miners

The General Strike took place in 1926 in Britain. The nine day strike across many industries was called by the Trades Union Congress to protect pay rates and working conditions for coal miners. Relevant to the General Strike and to history of trade unionism in Britain.Paper; book. Cover: collage - picture of 6 men superimposed over a copy of the British Worker; background is white with red text; blue spine.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, general strike - britain, trades union congress - britain, tuc - britain, unions, strikes, industrial action, miners, coal miners, wages

This book explores the choices employers have made and the reasons behind those choices in the context of the national economy, global meat trade and period of severe booms and busts.Relevant to industrial relations and the Australian and global meat trade.Paper; book. Front cover: Purple and white background; colour picture of meat worker at work.Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, meat industry, employers, globalisation, economy, australasian meat industry employees' union, meat industry and trade -- australia, employee relations, exports

History of the BLF and the campaign to break it.Relevant to the history of Australian unions and particularly the BLF. Paper, book. Front cover: Black and white image of a rally with Southern Cross flag; blue and white text.Front cover: Author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, blf, builders labourers federation, unions, history, building trades, strikes, industrial disputes, construction workers, politics, government

A cartoon history of the 1998 waterfront dispute.Relevant to the history of unions (especially the MUA) and industrial relations.Paper; book. Cover: black and white; cartoon on the front cover.Front cover: editor, author of foreword and title.ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, btlc, waterfront workers, waterfront dispute 1998, mua, maritime workers' strike, maritime union australia, unions, industrial relations, strikes

100 years' history of the Geelong Trades Hall.Relevant to the history and achievements of the union movement in Australia, particularly in the Geelong area. Launched in 2011.Paper; book; CD-Rom Front cover: full-colour photograph of Trades Hall building; black and white text. Back cover: blue background; colour portrait photograph of the author; white text.Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: author biography.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, geelong trades hall, history, centenary, unions, regional trades and labour councils, industrial relations

Masters thesissawmilling, industrial heritage, d=forestry, hall's whiskey creek mill, wombat forest, comet mill, mount disapointment, new asa mill, upper yarra forest, mill construction

Award pertaining to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and the ACT. (n.d.)Pertinent to industry terms, conditions, rights and entitlements. Award pertaining to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and the ACT.Paperback book.Front cover: title and union name on front cover; "Julian" has been written on the cover.ballarat trades and labour council;, ballarat trades hall, mewu, metal and engineering workers union (australia), unions, industrial awards, construction workers, btlc

The award and certified agreement was negotiated between the employer and party unions. It was certified by Commissioner Simmonds on 20 January 1998. The document was expected to expire in 2001.Relates to rights and entitlements for Tenix workers. Pre-WorkChoices agreement (1998-2001).PaperbackTitle and name of applicable company printed on the front cover. Company name also printed on the back cover.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council;, ballarat trades hall, unions, awards, australian industrial relations commission, tenix defence systems, afmeu, cepu, awu, certified agreements - enterprise agreements

Australian history includes coverage of: Indigenous matters; white settlement; Macquarie; convicts; immigration; pastoral era; politics; gold rush; unions; identity; federation; wars; the great depression.Treatment of issues relating to the Ballarat Reform League and the Eureka Stockade. One chapter covering craft unions, unskilled workers, Trades Halls, women's issues, industrial action, and ALP and unionism.Paperback; yellow with black lettering; 411 pages.Front cover: title and authors' names Title page: the name CULNANE has been written in red.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - australia, history - ballarat, history - indigenous, gold mining - ballarat, eureka stockade, ballarat reform league, unions - history

A collection of addresses on the "Labour Question": I. Labour and Capital II. The Nine Hours Movement III. Wages in 1873 IV. Public Elementary Education in the United States V. The Duties of the Church in Relation to the Labour Question VI. Co-operative Production VII. The South Wales Colliery Strike VIII. On the Influences Affecting the Price of Labour in England at the Present Time IX. On Canada and the United States X. Work and Wages in 1877 XI. Labour at Home and Abroad XII. On the Comparative Efficiency of English and Foreign Labour XIII. On the Rise of Wages in the Building Trades of London AppendicesRelevant to the history of workplace relations and conditions in the US, Canada and UK. Hardcover, book; no dustjacket; 336 pages. Cover: brown cloth/paper; black decorative banner; gold lettering on spine.Spine: title, author's and publisher's name. Inside cover: Ballaarat East Public Library regulations; the book has been designated number 53; writing in blue and grey pencil - illegible; stamped in red, "CANCELLED". Title page: Ballarat East Public Library stamp (black).btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, brassey, thomas, industrial relations, industrial action, industrial disputes, wages, religion, education - primary

The mill known as Woodward Timber Products commenced business in 1937 and closed in 2002, employing up to 40 people at one time. Don Woodward worked at the mill for over 50 years. During its time of operation the mill processed wood from both Creswick and the Wombat State Forest.Local/Ballarat industrial history. Workplace practices.Paper.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, industry - ballarat sawmills, woodward, don, workplace practices - time records, woodward timber products

Award 1971.Relevant to the history of industrial relations and rights in the ETU.Paperbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, etu, electrical trades union, industrial relations, awards, workplace rights, workplace relations, wages, industrial relations commission - australia