March-April 1955: "Women Must Fight" To Maintain Equal Pay
Title
March-April 1955: "Women Must Fight" To Maintain Equal Pay
Subject
Women's rights within unions
Description
This is an article from the 1955 March-April edition of the Australian Worker the 'Voice of the Trade Unions' and the official monthly publication of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch). The article, titled 'Equal Pay Campaign' highlights the fight by women in trade unions for equal pay to men in similar industries. The article recalls a meeting held in 1955 at the Melbourne trades hall requesting the formation of an 'Equal Pay Commitee' in support of the ACTU equal pay policy. Women beginning to resent their role as "cheap labor menaces to men" were described as being led to action in the fight against unequal pay rates.
Creator
The Australian Worker
Source
Victorian Trades Hall Council
Date
March-April, 1955
Contributor
Giorgia Goode
Rights
University of Melbourne Archives
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Newspaper article
Identifier
The Australian Worker: The Voice of the Trade Unions.
Box: 1994.0055
Unit: 26
Victorian Trades Hall Council 1955. University of Melbourne Archives, Melbourne.
Box: 1994.0055
Unit: 26
Victorian Trades Hall Council 1955. University of Melbourne Archives, Melbourne.
Coverage
Melbourne, Victoria
Original Format
Newspaper article
Files
Citation
The Australian Worker, “March-April 1955: "Women Must Fight" To Maintain Equal Pay,” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 29, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/23.