Unions Ballarat
Scrapbook: Ballarat Trades Hall newspaper clippings 1988-1996, The Courier
1a. Jobless muddle: Ballarat leaders say local survey closer to mark than Govt's 'drastic underestimate'
1b. Local community leaders reject Govt's unemployment figures
Paper: The Courier
Date: 15 November 1991
2. Ballarat must change industry base: Shearer - Reliance on wool and wheat now redundant
Paper: n.a.
Date: 14 November 1991
3.Lay-offs plan sparks strike [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 13 November 1991
4a. Ballarat makes pleas to Hawke: Help us beat jobless problem
4b. Help us create jobs plea to Canberra
Paper: The Courier
Date: 8 November 1991
5. Ballarat to plead for its life
Paper: The Courier
Date: 8 November 1991
6. Disunity blasted: Council bickering 'sabotaging local economy' [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 May 1992
7. Hand cuts migrant intake: Ballarat Trades Hall welcomes cut
Paper: n.a.
Date: 13 May 1992
8. School leavers 'missing out'
Paper: The Courier
Date: 18 May 1992
9. 10,000 in rally over government assets sale
Paper: n.a.
Date: 8 July 1992
10. Unions seek views on amalgamation [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 30 May 1992
11. Jobs plan hailed: Local leaders say it'll help young jobless [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier?
Date: 26 June 1992
12. Youth wage gets mixed reaction [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 7 July 1992
13. Plans to axe tariffs are 'frightening': Shearer [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier?
Date: 11 July 1992
14. Asbestos scare at primary school [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 11 July 1992
15. Ballarat protest: 5000 rally against the Kennett Govt
Paper: n.d.
Date: 11 November 1992
16. The Ballarat strike (pictures)
Paper: The Courier
Date: 11 November 1992
17. Train services under threat, warns union [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: n.d.
18. Shearer slams new WorkCare
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 November 1992
19. Ballarat unions back strike against Govt
Paper: The Courier
Date: 7 November 1992
20. Youth late night lolly selling may be both risky and illegal [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 5 December 1990
21a. 500 Ballarat jobs 'at risk'
21b. Tariff cuts will hit Ballarat jobs
Paper: The Courier
Date: 5 December 1990
22. Govt blueprint to hit local industries [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: n.d.
23. AHA wage move rejected: Pay rise offer in place of penalty rates [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 July 1991
24. City shops leave Sunday to big stores [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 18 July 1991
25. Union dispute threat to Base [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 23 July 1991
26. Metalworkers agree on wages: Unions call on IRC to accept agreement
Paper: The Courier
Date: 19 July 1991
27. Ballarat bakery fears price war
Paper: n.a.
Date: 28 June 1991
28. Ballarat CES in Newstart bans
Paper: n.a.
Date: 29 June 1991
29. No Sunday trading: rally seeks support
Paper: The Courier
Date: 29 June 1991
30. The re-emerging Trades Hall belong to all workers [Ballarat]
Paper: The News
Date: 15 September 1988
31. Work safety better: TLC [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 15 September 1998
32. Black ban on bank [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 28 February 1989
33. BTLC slams Stockdale Workcare 'rort' claims
Paper: n.a.
Date: 11 May 1989
34. BTLC backs luxury surcharge plan [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 24 June 1989
35. Strike ends at John Valves [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 21 June 1989
36. Unions need a better image: 'Future is linked to intensive education process' [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: n.d.
37. Ballarat protest against Govt: Teachers vow to fight Govt
Paper: The Courier
Date: 3 December 1992
38. Cleaners vote not to take industrial action [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 3 December 1992
39. Nurses stop work [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 3 December 1992
40. Amcast to close: Up to 140 will be made redundant [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 December 1992
41. Ronaldson hits out at union's 'fear campaign' [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 December 1992
42. Reprieve for Amcast workers [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: n.d.
43. Workers take levy protest to Traynor [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 10 December 1992
44. Unions claim 2000 jobs lost in 12 months [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 6 October 1993
45. Unions plan on strong show [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 28 November 1992
46. Union rally to blast WorkCover [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 17 July ?
47. 1800 unionists in action day [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 1 December 1992
48. Protest at Lakeside stops work [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 1 December 1992
49. Ballarat urged to fight Amcast closure
Paper: n.a.
Date: 7 December 1992
50. Big crowd expected at deficit tax rally [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 12 December 1992
51. Trade unions: Recruit drive in Ballarat
Paper: The Courier
Date: 14 September 1995
52. Church and union unite for protest [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 14 September 1995
53. Ballarat strike tomorrow
Paper: n.a.
Date: 15 December 1992
54. Govt accuses striking unions of 'thuggery'
Paper: n.a.
Date: 15 December 1992
55. Hundreds support rally [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 14 December 1992
56. Disagreement on new Fightback package
Paper: n.a.
Date: 19 December 1992
57. Unions boycott public rally [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 19 December 1992
58. Group aims to fight deficit levy [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 21 December 1992
59.42 jobs go at workshops, more cut backs feared
Paper: The Courier
Date: 24 December 1992
60. ALP against levy: Devereaux
Paper: The Courier
Date: 3 February 1993
61. Rail workers fight for jobs [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 January 1993
62. Trams and buses to be disrupted [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 January 1993
63. Brown snubs rail talks [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 February 1993
64. Deficit levy is causing hardship: Trades Hall [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 February 1993
65. Ballarat unions to rally on March 1
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 February 1993
66. Angry rail workers plan to see Brown [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 8 January 1991
67. Sharing the secrets of the camera
Paper: The Courier
Date: 6 February 1993
68. Councils must unite: Shearer [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 February 1993
69. Shearer hits Lib health policies
Paper: n.a.
Date: 11 February 1993
70. Worker injury costs 'shifted' to taxpayers [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? June 1993
71. Shearer warns on contracts
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 February 1993
72. Ballarat hurting, says union chief
Paper: n.a.
Date: 22 February 1992
73. Workers will back protest, says Shearer [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 22 February 1992
74. Shearer gives Govt a blast on 'sacrifice'
Paper: The Courier
Date: 17 February 1993
75. Shearer supports strike [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 1 March 1993 (?)
76. Workers may be 'scared off" rally [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 1 March 1993
77. Workers at risk: Shearer
Paper: n.a.
Date: 25 February 1993
78a. 3000 marchers in protest against Kennett policies
78b. Marchers in street protest [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 2 March 1993
79. 'Jobs threat from Libs tariff plan' [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 2 March 1993
80. Students, staff rally in protest at govt cuts
Paper: The Courier
Date: 6 October 1993
81. Hurt workers live on $50 a week: union [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? July 1994
82. Workers in protest at injury benefits [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 24 July 1994
83. Contracts need an 'even hand' [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? July 1993
84. 2000 rally against public service cuts [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 May 1993
85. Telstra cuts threatening 100 Ballarat jobs: union
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? ? 1996
86. Workers to fare worse under Libs - Hubbard [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? ? 1996
87. Ballarat workers to protest against industrial changes
Paper: The Courier
Date: n.d.
88. Meet Telstra, unions urge development body [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? July 1996
89. Threat seen to part-time job security [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 July 1996
90. Trades Hall gears up for big battle [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? July 1996
91a. Workers in city protest
91b. Workers in city protest
Paper: n.a.
Date: 31 August 1996
92. Unionists urged to fight hard for rights
Paper: n.a.
Date: 31 August 1996
93. Unpaid work trials a trap: Shearer
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 November 1996
94. CES union action 'minor'
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 November 1996
95. Sawmill row looks likely to escalate
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 November 1996Significant collection of press articles that include comment from Unions Ballarat Secretary, Graeme Shearer, around the period when Jeff Kennett (Liberal Party Victoria) was premier of Victoria. Focus upon a variety of social and industrial issues impacting the Ballarat region.Scrapbook - news clippings.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, industrial relations, industrial action - strikes, kennett jeff, liberal party victoria, victorian railways, australian labour party - alp, oh&s, unemployment - ballarat
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