Kath Williams : the Unions and the Fight for Equal Pay.

With a lively and engaging style, Zelda D'Aprano has written a history which will take its place as an important document of Australian culture. Kath, who emerges as a feisty and quietly determined woman, was the major force behind the struggle for equal pay for women.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: D'Aprano, Zelda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Spinifex Press, 2001.
Temas:
Williams, Kath.
Williams, Kath
Equal pay for equal work > Australia > History.
Labor unions > Australia > History.
Women labor union members > Australia > Biography.
Women labor union members > Australia > History.
Égalité de rémunération > Australie > Histoire.
Syndicats > Australie > Histoire.
Equal pay for equal work
Labor unions
Women labor union members
Australia
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Abbreviations; Preface; Editorial note; 1 Cath the housewife/mother becomes Kath the activist; 2 An early history of women and unionism; 3 Women's postwar moves on equal pay and the ACTU; 4 Decisions on equal pay, 1891 to 1955; 5 The fight for equal pay, 1956 to 1959; 6 1960 to 1962, the fight escalates; 7 Kath resigns from the Communist Party of Australia; 8 1963 to 1964, the ACTU and equal pay; 9 1965 to 1967: the ACTU gears up for action as Kath begins to retire.

Ejemplares similares