A Little History Of Australian Trade Unionism

Sean Scalmer’s incisive and engaging account shows how trade unions have made a vital contribution to the improvement of workers’ lives and a fairer Australia. He provides invaluable support in the present struggle to maintain the rights of unions to organize and represent workers. The history of trade unions is more than a record of sacrifice and achievement; it is an account of the lessons of that experience, and a precious resource in mobilizing support for the union movement as it responds to the present attach on the very rights to organize and represent workers. Professor Stuart Macintrye