Community Events

8 Hour Day & WorkChoices
Meeting Room 1, Trades Hall, Victoria Street, Carlton South

Wednesday April 19, 2006, 6:30pm

The Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch, is sponsoring a talk on the 8 Hour Day in the context of the Howard government's revolution in Australian working life.

The speakers are:

Martin Kingham, Victorian Secretary of the Construction and General Division of the CFMEU, star witness at the Building Industry Royal Commission and Chair of the 888 150^th Anniversary Organising Committee.

Dr Julie Kimber, Executive Member of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch and member of the 888 150^th Anniversary Organising Committee.

Dr Peter Love, Executive Member of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch and member of the 888 150^th Anniversary Organising Committee.

The customary modest fee to meet the cost of room hire applies.

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Eight Hour Day 150^th Anniversary

Friday April 21, 2006

On this day, 150 years ago, workers downed tools at the University of Melbourne. Come join celebrations of this important anniversary featuring music, historic banners and a performance by students of the University of Melbourne on the grounds where it all began.

For more information: (03) 9659 3583

Working in Melbourne 1856-2056: Certainty or Uncertainty
Melbourne Conversations, City of Melbourne

June 22, 2006

Entertaining public discussion of the how, when and why of work over the past 150 years and the uncertainty of work practices of the future.

For more information: (03) 9658 9658 or www.melbourne.vic.gov.au