Series 4, Episode 2:
This episode of Creatures of the Industry Series 4, features Part 1 of an interview with Fergal Doyle, who describes his family history which led him into industry as a bricklayer in Dublin, and the people and events through his journey to Melbourne which consolidated his political drive to unionism.
This episode ends with a discussion of his experience of the brickies union, including economic recession and other historical events which led to the union becoming the "problem child" of the ACTU in the early nineties, where amalgamations were going off across the trade union movement.
Stay tuned for the rest of the story - Part 2 will be published 10 March 2023.
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Ralph Edwards