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Articles by Jack Mundey
Our Members Be Unlimited Is Illustrating the New Wave of Union Activism
“I hope no one draws from this the conclusion that my views are shaped by nostalgia for an age that cannot be recaptured,” Harry Braverman, one of the twentieth century’s leading Marxist political economists, once described the inspiration behind his life’s work.
Our Members Be Unlimited Is Illustrating the New Wave of Union Activism
“I hope no one draws from this the conclusion that my views are shaped by nostalgia for an age that cannot be recaptured,” Harry Braverman, one of the twentieth century’s leading Marxist political economists, once described the inspiration behind his life’s work.
The Sydney “Green Bans” Show How We Can Transform Our Cities
Fifty years ago, in June 1971, the New South Wales branch of the Builders Labourers Federation (NSWBLF) voted to ban construction of a luxury housing development in the Sydney harborside suburb of Hunters Hill. Their bulldozer-driving comrades in the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen’s Association followed suit. The goal was to protect Kelly’s Bush, one of the last undeveloped areas of bushland on Sydney Harbour.
Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Should Stand for Solidarity With the Oppressed - Not With Cops and Corporations
On June 24, 1978, Sydney’s Gay Solidarity Group responded to a call for an international day of protest put out by gay and lesbian activists from San Francisco. They went on to organize the first Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. A thousand people attended the festival and march from Kings Cross to Oxford Street. Halfway through the event, Sydney’s police force suddenly withdrew their permit, pushing the crowd into Hyde Park.
Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Should Stand for Solidarity With the Oppressed - Not With Cops and Corporations
Reclaiming Mardi Gras also means democratizing its membership. Naturally, MG markets itself as inclusive. As the MG website declares, its “vision is to be a global leader in the promotion of diversity, inclusion, equity and social justice through culture, creativity and partnerships.” The boardroom jargon should give you a hint about the MG board’s priorities. They have rejected proposals to open up membership, for example, by reducing the joining fees.
How Australia’s Greens Are Winning a Left-Wing Vote in the Heart of “Conservative Queensland”
Interview by Tom Ballard The Australian Greens were founded in 1992, although the party’s origins can be traced to the anti-nuclear and environmental campaigns of the 1970s, as well as to the Green Bans movement, pioneered by the Builders Labourers’ Federation under Jack Mundey. After gaining momentum and a number of senate seats during the 1990s, green triangles bearing the party’s name became ubiquitous at demonstrations opposing the Iraq War, in the 2000s.
For the New South Wales Liberal Party, Love (for Property Developers) Is Blind
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has recently heard intercepted phone calls between New South Wales (NSW) premier Gladys Berejiklian and now-disgraced Daryl Maguire, formerly state MP for Wagga Wagga. In 2017, Maguire was busy “greasing the wheels” to expediate the sale of a $330 million block of land to property developers in exchange for commission payments of almost $700,000.
Canary in the Coal Market
Sunday 11:00am to 11:30am Local, national and international environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network. Presenter Em Gayfer, Megan Williams, Pauline Vetuna, Teishan Ahearne, Bec Horridge & Nicky Stott Topic
Victoria's forests and a tribute to Jack Mundey
Sunday 11:00am to 11:30am Local, national and international environmental issues from grassroots, activist perspectives with a strong social justice focus. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network. Presenter Em Gayfer, Megan Williams, Pauline Vetuna, Teishan Ahearne, Bec Horridge & Nicky Stott Topic
For Jack Mundey, Union Militancy and Environmentalism Went Hand in Hand
Jack Mundey was a legendary figure in the Australian trade union movement. A member of the Communist Party from the late 1950s until its dissolution in 1991 and later, a member of the Australian Greens, Mundey maintained a lifelong commitment to solidarity. As an elected leader of the New South Wales branch of the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) from 1968 to 1973, he pioneered the pathbreaking “green bans” that combined union power with the environmental movement.
Jack Mundey, Hall Greenland discuss community action and the life of Nick Origlass, 21.10.1998
In honour of the late Jack Mundey who passed away today, 11th May, 2020, you can access a Late Night Live program from 21st October, 1998 with Jack Mundey and Hall Greenland. They talk about how the environment can be reshaped by community action, as well as the life of Nick Origlass, Trotskyist and Mayor of Leichhardt.
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