{"product_id":"9781742235400","title":"Green Bans, Red Union","description":"Author: Meredith Burgmann\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742235400\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 366\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised edition of a landmark book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the building boom in the 1970s, a remarkable campaign stopped billions of dollars worth of indiscriminate development that was turning Australian cities into concrete jungles. Enraging employers and politicians but delighting many in the wider community, the members of the NSW Builders Labourers' Federation risked their jobs to preserve buildings, bush and parkland. The direct impact of this green bans movement can be seen all over Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreen Bans\u003c\/i\u003e,\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eRed Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;documents the development of a union that took a stand. Apart from the green bans movement, union members also used industrial power to defend women's rights, gay rights and indigenous rights. In telling the colourful story that inspired many environmentalists and ordinary citizens  and gave the word 'green' an entirely new meaning  Meredith Burgmann and Verity Burgmann open a window on a period when Australian workers led the world in innovative and stunningly effective forms of environmental protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new introduction reconsiders the impact of the now iconic green bans movement at a time when workers' organisations around the world are looking to fight back against overdevelopment and global warming more strongly than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The definitive account of the glory days of the NSW Builders Labourers'Federation and the green bans.'  Australian Society for the Study of Labour History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The authors throwabundant light on the diverse aspects of the revolutionary direction taken bythe NSW BLF in these years.' \u003ci\u003e RebelWorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839812030622,"sku":"ADS-9781742235400","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742235400.jpg?v=1778827199","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742235400","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}