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The Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) was an Australian trade union organisation which existed from 1911 until 1972, and from 1976 until 1986, when it was permanently deregistered in various Australian States by the federal Labor government and some state governments of the time. This occurred when the union refused to give undertakings that it would not seek wage rises outsde the Prices and Incomes accord set out by the Hawke government.About the same time ,the Federal Secretary, Norm Gallagher was gaoled for contempt of court arising out of some building materials delivered to his beach house. Today former BLF members are members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers. ...
Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ...
A map displaying todays federations. ...
A state government is the government of a subnational entity in nation-states with federal forms of government, which shares political power with the federal government or national government. ...
Norm Gallagher, born in 1931 and raised in Melbourne, became a leading trade unionist as a result of his membership from 1951 with the Builders Labourers Federation [BLF]. By 1970, he was elected as the BLFs Victorian State Secretary and radically improved pay and conditions on building sites. ...
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is Australias main trade union in construction, forestry and furnishing products, mining and energy production. ...
Social and economic justice The BLF fought successful campaigns which became known as the green bans against development projects which it viewed as harmful to the built and natural environment of Sydney. These campaigns included blocking plans to redevelop The Rocks area, Kelly's Bush in Hunters Hill and Centennial Park (in anticipation for the 2000 Olympics, in the 1980s). The Green Bans are now commonly recognised as directly responsible for saving areas of Sydney with substantial heritage value. They also took up other causes, such as Aboriginal rights, anti-war campaigns and support for pensioners. The BLF had a long standing programme on Radio 3CR, 'The Concrete Gang', which is now presented by the CFMEU. One of the original announcers for the BLF was John Cummins. A green ban is a form of strike action, usually taken by a trade union or other organised labour group, which is conducted for environmentalist or conservationist purposes. ...
The phrase built environment refers to the manmade surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places. ...
This article is about the natural environment. ...
George Street, the main street of The Rocks The Rocks is a tourist precinct and historic area near the central business district (CBD) of Sydney, Australia. ...
Hunters Hill is a suburb of Sydney, Australia and also forms the smallest of Sydneys local government areas. ...
Centennial Park is a large area of parkland in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, set aside to celebrate the first 100 years of European settlement in Australia. ...
The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...
3CR is a community radio station, broadcasting on the AM band in Melbourne, Australia. ...
For other persons of the same name, see John Cummins. ...
BLF in Queenland The BLF currently exists in Queensland as a State registered union. It is also a part of the Construction division of the CFMEU. Whilst the Queensland BLF was a part of the National BLF prior to the deregistration, it was not as radical or militant as the branches in Victoria and New South Wales were perceived to be. Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd...
Whilst the BLF is usually associated with the left of the political spectrum, the Queensland BLF has historically been aligned with the centre-right of the Australian Labor Party. The Queensland BLF is a member of the Labor Unity faction which is sometimes referred to as the Old Guard. The Labor Unity Faction often votes with the "right" faction (also known as the AWU or Forum faction) at State Labor Conferences.
Slogan The BLF slogan is Dare to struggle, Dare to win.
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A green ban is a form of strike action, usually taken by a trade union or other organised labour group, which is conducted for environmentalist or conservationist purposes. ...
Jack Mundey (born 17 October 1929) is a distinguished Australian union and environmental activist. ...
References - Inside the BLF: a union self-destructs by Brian Boyd, Melbourne, Vic. : Ocean, (1991). ISBN 1875284443
- Builders' Labourers' Song Book Published by Widescape International and the BLF, 1975. ISBN 0869320106
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