918581
- TitleWaterside Workers' Federation of Australia pamphlets and leaflets, 1953-1956
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 3772X
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1953-1956 - Type of material
- Reference code918581
- Physical Description1 outsize volume of textual material
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
The Waterside Workers' Federation was formed in 1902 from a movement led by W. M. Hughes who became the Federation's first general president from 1907-1916. At the end of 1955 a log of claims was put before the Commonwealth Arbitration Court but was unsuccessful. The members of the Federation therefore went on strike in January-February 1956 resulting in an interim award by the Court in June 1956 - Scope and ContentPamphlets and leaflets, 1953-1956 mainly concerning elections and the strike of 1956
- Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-668C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - General note
Keyword subjects:
Wages -- Australia
Labor and laboring classes -- Australia
Industrial relations -- Australia - Subject
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