Dick Curlewis, proof reader, on the picket line at the Printing and Kindred Industries Union (PKIU) strike.

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Series[UMA-SR-000001764] Negatives for photographs by John EllisAccession[1999.0081] Photographic negatives and proof sheets taken by John EllisPart of ItemHerald strike [JE076]IdentifierUMA-ITE-1999008100260Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentPrinting and Kindred Industries Union (PKIU) strike. Dick Curlewis, proof reader, on the picket line. John Ellis describes the strike and his role in it: "This strike was the result of a breakdown in negotiations between the Printing and Kindred Industries Union (PKIU) and the Newspaper Proprietors' Association (NPA). The Age workers were also on strike. The issue at the centre of the dispute was computerisation of typesetting and make-up in the composing room and whether non-union labour (staff) could operate the equipment. Even though I had been employed at Herald Gravure Printers for 16-17 years I maintained that because I was a typesetter/comp my allegiance was with the chapel members at Flinders St. After all, any gains that the Herald chapel made would flow on to me. Herald Gravure Printers management didn't agree with my view naturally, but I was adamant and went on a one-man strike. The strike lasted almost two weeks and in that time I spent many hours (day and night) on the picket line. I slept at the Dalton's in Canning St. on a few occasions as it was convenient to be on the picket line at short notice. Staff from all the Herald and Weekly Times Ltd's subsidiaries were expected to work our equipment and drive delivery trucks, etc., to get the paper out. The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd and Fairfax (The Age) also brought in trained female typists from Sydney to work the typesetting equipment. As well as this, we also had to contend with a huge police presence which ensured that the trucks went out. Our negotiators won some concessions but by and large we lost control of a large amount of typesetting work to non-union labor. NOTE: To see the remainder of this description, please contact the University of Melbourne Archives.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemCopyright StatusUniversity copyrightConditions of Use and ReproductionCopyright owned by University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

Provenance

CreatorEllis, John B.RolePhotographer

Dates

Date08/1975

Description Control

Previous System ID1999.0081.00260UMAIC IDUMA/I/145Other IDsJE076-03

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Genre/FormPhotographic printsFilm negatives

Subjects

SubjectCurlewis, DickCurlewis, Dick--PhotographsDemonstrations--Victoria--Melbourne--PhotographsFairfax (The Age)Herald and Weekly Times LtdHerald Gravure PrintersLabor disputes--Victoria--Melbourne--PhotographsNewspaper Proprietors' AssociationPrinting and Kindred Industries Union (Australia)Printing and Kindred Industries Union (Australia)

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Dick Curlewis, proof reader, on the picket line at the Printing and Kindred Industries Union (PKIU) strike.

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