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| Weipa Dispute | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 October 1995 (1995-10-13) – Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". 1995 (1995-??-??) |
| Location | Weipa, Queensland, Australia |
| Methods | Strike action |
The Weipa Dispute was from 13 October to 1995.
Background
Weipa Prices and Incomes Accord Comalco
History
In mid-October,
Reactions
In popular culture
Paddy Gorman, then editor of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union's journal Common Cause, published a book in 1996 titled Weipa: Where Australian unions drew their 'line in the sand' with CRA about the Dispute.
References
- Davis, Mark (23 October 1995). "80 on strike in CRA war". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Mason, Bill (14 November 1995). "Strike spreads over Comalco writs at Weipa". Green Left. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Thompson, Jennifer (21 November 1995). "Weipa workers defend union rights". Green Left. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Way, Nicholas (27 November 1995). "Union solidarity over Weipa hides a split". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Aiken, Bob (11 December 1995). "Miners Strike Wins Widespread Support In Australia". The Militant. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Bull, Sue (12 December 1995). "Lessons from the Weipa struggle". Green Left. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- "IRC ruling no cause for gloating". Australian Financial Review. 24 January 1996. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Vassilopoulos, James (25 June 1997). "Union renewal at Weipa". Green Left. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Floyd, Louise Willans (1 January 1999). "Weipa and the wharves: Australian strike law" (PDF). University of Tasmanian Law Review. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Fetter, Joel (1 December 2002). "The Strategic Use of Individual Employment Agreements: Three Case Studies". Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Lewis, Peter (21 October 2015). "20 years after Weipa, the union movement must maintain that 'line in the sand'". ABC News. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- Jackson, Carl (26 November 2015). "The Weipa strike: when 75 workers took on a mining giant". Red Flag. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- Ross, Liz (1 January 2020). "Defending Unionism: The Weipa Dispute, 1995". Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- Thompson, Jennifer (28 February 1996). "Weipa: record of a strike". Green Left. Retrieved 20 November 2024.