The Formation and Role of an Independent Trades and Labor Council in Western Australia: A Case Study

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The Formation and Role of an Independent Trades and Labor Council in Western Australia: A Case Study

In this presentation I demonstrate how the Western Australian case study that forms the substance of my written paper can address two of the deficiencies in the existing study of peak bodies as demonstrated by Ellem and Shields in their paper, 'Theorising peak union formation, purpose and power...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Oliver, Bobbie
Format:	Conference Paper
Published:	Australian Society for the Study of Labour History 2001
Subjects:	ACTU Labour history TLC Trade unions Western Australian Trades and Labour Council Political parties Australian Labour Party (WA) Australian Council of Trade Unions
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35286

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