The great trade union women of Australian history
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ABC Podcasts
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audio
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Publication Date |
Mar 07, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:55:57

This International Women's Day while debate rages about the latest gender pay gap figures, LNL looks back at the women of Australia's history who led the fight for better wages and conditions, writing letters, leading protests and strikes, taking on male-dominated jobs and challenging our governments and our biggest employers to do better. 

Guests: 

Sally McManus, Secretary of the ACTU

Wil Stracke, Assistant Secretary at the Victorian Trades Hall Council and Tik Tok star

Robynne Murphy, former steel worker, union delegate and producer and director of the documentary “Women of Steel

This story contains an excerpt from the film love-or-money-history-of.html">FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A History of Women and Work in Australia by Megan McMurchy, Margot Nash, Margot Oliver & Jeni Thornley, 1983.

Guest Presenter Kylie Morris is also PRIMER's gendered violence reporter. 

This International Women's Day while debate rages about the latest gender pay gap figures, LNL looks back at the women of Australia's history who led the fight for better wages and conditions, writing letters, leading protests and strikes, taking on male-dominated jobs and challenging our governments and our biggest employers to do better.  Guests:  Sally McManus, Secretary of the ACTU Wil Stracke, Assistant Secretary at the Victorian Trades Hall Council and Tik Tok star Robynne Murphy, former steel worker, union delegate and producer and director of the documentary “Women of Steel” This story contains an excerpt from the film FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A History of Women and Work in Australia by Megan McMurchy, Margot Nash, Margot Oliver & Jeni Thornley, 1983. Guest Presenter Kylie Morris is also PRIMER's gendered violence reporter. 

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