[2006.0038] Trades Hall Library poster collection

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IdentifierUMA-ACE-20060038Extent116 postersLinear Meteragenot specifiedScope and ContentThis collection of posters was begun by George Seelaf, first Arts Officer of the Trades Hall, in the 1970s and continued by the Trades Hall Library until c.2004. Approximately 5-10% of the collection comprises posters produced by the VTHC for union campaigns and by the VTHC Arts Workshop providing a visual record of VTHC campaigning and lobbying, union coordination and Art and Working Life activities. The bulk of the collection consists of posters produced by other organisations, initially collected as part of the Arts Officer's interest in political art, and continued by the Library as an archive of VTHC posters, and as a resource for research and display. Topics represented in these posters include 'celebrations' such as Labour Day and May Day (annual posters by Rick Amor); Trade Union recruitment and promotion; Women in the workforce; Occupational Health and Safety; Trade Union Training (TUTA) and so on. There are also posters about bitter disputes, such as scab labour at Newport (1975) and the sacking of waterside workers (Maritime Dispute 1998). The subject matter contributes to a visual record of Victorian union campaigns for over 30 years.Collection CategoryLabourAccess StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this AccessionSearch within this Accession

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Poster 'Toppling Sexual Harrasment is Union Business'

Poster 'Your family deserves an award'

Poster by the Clothing and Allied Trades Union

Poster ' Women Unionists'.

Poster 'Training pays.'

Poster showing women clothing machinists.

Poster 'Sexual harassment in the workplace is a union issue.'

Poster 'You deserve an award for caring for your family.'

Poster 'A shorter working week?'

Poster 'Sexual harassment. It's a union issue.'

Rock Against Racism

Aim for one workforce

‘Black Australia participating in the 2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture

‘White on black.’

Land rights not uranium

‘Why was Ranger signed?’

Stop black deaths in custody

Aboriginal rights: Labour’s record and the struggle ahead

Ranger can be stopped: Land rights not uranium

White Australia has a black history.

John Batman, land title

Koories and unions: working together for change

Provenance

CreatorVictorian Trades Hall Council

Dates

Date1975-2004

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Previous System ID2006.0038State of ListPart listed

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[2006.0038] Trades Hall Library poster collection