Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsTrade UnionsLobbyistsHistoryThe Melbourne Trades Hall Equal Pay Committee was established in April 1955 with Mrs. Kath Williams as it Secretary and possibly the only woman on the Committee. It was established as a response to an ACTU policy c.1953. The committee co0ordinated and publicised the campaign for equal pay and women's rights in industry. One of its major activities was to organise Equal Pay Week each year with a program of events and speakers.
Melbourne Trades Hall Equal Pay Committee. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 10/03/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/58482
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