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- Title
THE ROLE OF LABOUR: THE AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS.
- Authors
BUCKLEY, KEN
- Abstract
The article discusses the history of the Australian Section of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (A.S.E.) in the second half of the 19th century. The author explains how the A.S.E. was formed in 1852 and was the first stable trade union formed in Australia. The union's relationship with its parent body in Great Britain is also mentioned. Subjects of the article also include union benefits, financial assistance from union members in other countries, and the growth and spread of union membership in the second half of the 19th century.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; AMALGAMATED Society of Engineers; LABOR unions &; international relations; POLITICAL participation of labor unions; LEGAL status of labor union members; AUSTRALIAN economy; HISTORY
- Publication
Labour History, 1963, Issue 4, p3
- ISSN
0023-6942
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/27507715