This thesis seeks to understand the historical factors that contributed to Aboriginal workers being included in pastoral industry unions as comrades, or treated as competitors with white unionists for jobs and income. It explores the changing characteristics and nature of Australian Workers union (AWU) and North Australian Workers Union (NAWU) relations with Aboriginal workers, and internal union and external factors affecting these relations. It challenges long held views that unions excluded Aboriginal workers simply because of the racism of white members and automatically included them when there was a union leadership commitment to class solidarity regardless of race. / Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2007.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/267129 |
| Creators | Elton, Judith. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | copyright under review |
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