Green Bans, Red Union

The saving of a city

Meredith Burgmann, Verity Burgmann

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New South Books
01 February 2017

Trade unions; Australian Society

Revised edition of a landmark book

At the height of the building boom in the 1970s, a remarkable campaign stopped billions of dollars worth of indiscriminate development that was turning Australian cities into concrete jungles. Enraging employers and politicians but delighting many in the wider community, the members of the NSW Builders Labourers' Federation risked their jobs to preserve buildings, bush and parkland. The direct impact of this green bans movement can be seen all over Sydney.

Green Bans, Red Union documents the development of a union that took a stand. Apart from the green bans movement, union members also used industrial power to defend women's rights, gay rights and indigenous rights. In telling the colourful story that inspired many environmentalists and ordinary citizens – and gave the word 'green' an entirely new meaning – Meredith Burgmann and Verity Burgmann open a window on a period when Australian workers led the world in innovative and stunningly effective forms of environmental protest.

A new introduction reconsiders the impact of the now iconic green bans movement at a time when workers' organisations around the world are looking to fight back against overdevelopment and global warming more strongly than ever before.

'The definitive account of the glory days of the NSW Builders Labourers' Federation and the green bans.' – Australian Society for the Study of Labour History

'The authors throw abundant light on the diverse aspects of the revolutionary direction taken by the NSW BLF in these years.' – Rebel Worker

By: Meredith Burgmann, Verity Burgmann
Imprint: New South Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781742235400
ISBN 10: 1742235409
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 February 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Green Bans, Red Union: The saving of a city

'The definitive account of the glory days of the NSW Builders Labourers' Federation and the green bans.' - Australian Society for the Study of Labour History 'The authors throw abundant light on the diverse aspects of the revolutionary direction taken by the NSW BLF in these years.' - Rebel Worker