Green bans people 1971-75
Submitted by Steven. on Jun 24 2017 19:25
Historical information about many of the key individuals and groups involved in the "green bans" by Australian construction workers in the early 1970s.
List of green bans, 1971-1974
Submitted by Steven. on Jun 17 2017 10:38
A list and map of green bans in New South Wales from 1971, compiled in June 1974. Green bans were refusals of construction workers to work on environment- and community-damaging building projects.
A new concept of unionism: the New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation 1970-1974
Submitted by Aunty Jack on Mar 10 2017 02:30
Meredith Burgmann's pioneering work on the history of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Builders Labourers' Federation. During the 1960s and 1970s the NSWBLF introduced limited tenure of office for union officials, tied officials' pay to the minimum industry wage, introduced highly democratic forms of decision-making, and pursued militant industrial tactics. The union was also notable for its aggressive support of other social groups, most notably through the placing of "Green Bans" where members prevented work from taking place on environmentally or socially destructive projects.
The contradictions of Left Renewal
Submitted by Is There No Alt... on Feb 28 2017 08:38
A criticism of Left Renewal, a libertarian socialist tendency within the NSW Greens in Australia.
6 ways to fight climate chaos
Submitted by Out of the Woods on Jun 9 2015 10:01
What can we do about a problem as big as climate change? Here are six ideas.
Green bans: worker control and the urban environment - Mark A Haskell
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 29 2013 20:15
Paper by Mark A Haskell on the boycotts by Australian construction workers of environmentally destructive projects in the 1970s.
1971-1974: Green bans by builders in Australia
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 10 2006 14:37
A history of the massive campaign of industrial action by building workers which protected the environment and local communities by enacting green bans - refusals to work on harmful construction projects.
The Kelly's Bush green ban, 1971
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 10 2006 14:31
A short account of how construction workers saved the Kelly's Bush area of park land in Australia from development by refusing to work, and kick-started a movement of environmentally-minded industrial action.
