THAT a Sub-committee of six (6) be appointed to consider ways and means of gaining general increases in all female wage rates, and that where any female replaced a male or does similar work to a male, she be paid the male rate.
Explains the waning significance of the 8-Hour Day Movement and Anniversary, especially in relation to 'Labour Day'. Describes Labour Day processions through the city streets, and brief history of the 8-Hour Movement. Identifies Welshman, James…
Agenda Items Covered in Report:
- Director-General's Report
- Financial and Budgeting Questions
- Committee on Application of Conventions and Recommendation's Agenda
- Committee on Industrial Relations' Agenda
- Committee on Wages' Agenda
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These minutes detail the debate to decide on the wording, and then vote on the work rights of immigrants and responsibilities of their current/prospective employers and Federal Government. After deciding that in order for the Trades Hall Council…
The meeting primarily involved discussion of the ACTU Full Executives report, which was then carried in its entirety by the 173 VTHC delegates in attendance.
The ACTU report on the meeting of the Full Executive included clauses regarding:
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This newspaper articles provides some insight into the Federal Government's view on post-Second World War immigrant membership of unions in Australia. It demonstrates that the government want all migrant workers to join their respective unions to…
The Advocate reports on the anti-communist views of B.A. Santamaria, which he presents to 'Holy Name Men' at Middle Park. He focuses on communists infiltration of Unions and their policy 'to destroy the system of Catholic Education and Catholic…
Presents the argument against big-business - mostly for 'the control of credit is tantamount to the control of government'; 'the private banking system has failed to use the power inherent in the control of credit in the interests of the community'…
Because of breaches of a temporary ban on the broadcast of information concerning the presumed loss of H.M.A.S. Sydney A Class Station-3AR, Melbourne and two B class stations- 2UW, Sydney, and 3KZ, Melbourne-are being temporarily put off the air.
Motion carried for the retraction of the Menzies Government ban on the Communist Party in order for the Communist Party to play a role in the war effort and build, "National Unity for the defeat of the Axis Powers in 1942."
The Arms & Munitions Workers' Union requested Delegate Clarey withdraw a statement that suggested that women should be paid the same wage as men. Female workers performing the same work formerly done by men were paid 'female rates.'
The gaoling of J. McPhillips for contempt of court was discussed and the impact this would have on the ACTU's presentation to the Arbitration Court advocating for an increase in the Basic Wage [McPhiillips was one of three advocates selected by the…
This Executive Report was primarily concerned with Baltic immigrants and their integration into the workforce.
- At the invitation of the government, a union official was invited to a migrant arrival camp to better understand the role these…