• NTEU Home
  • Campaigns
  • Go Local
    • Universities

      Other Sector

Back to Qld Division

100 year anniversary of Brisbane's famous general strike

Posted 13 January 2012 by Ross Gwyther (Qld Division)

On 18th January 1912 at 11.00am, Union members of the Tramway Employees Association attached their union badges to their watchchains to publicly display their union membership. This was in defiance of a rule of the Brisbane Tramway Company under the management of Joseph Badger.

This simple defiance escalated into a General Strike involving 43 unions and tens of thousands of workers, and culminated in "Black Friday" 2nd February 1912.

Join other workers in celebrating the power which workers can exercise when they organise together!

Wear your union badge – 18–30 January
The Queensland Council of Unions has struck a commemorative badge for a 'wear your union badge' campaign 18-30 January.  You can obtain a badge or ribbon to wear from the NTEU - contact your local branch office.

Re-enactment of start of the general strike - 18 January
At the  Brisbane Tramway Museum, 50 Tramway St Ferny Grove,  on Wednesday 18 January 2012 at 11:00am

Black Friday Rally – 2 February
A rally at the Groove Train in King George Square 11.30am till 1.30pm on Thursday 2 February to commemorate Black Friday.
Download the Rally flyer below. 

Bulletin Or Leaflet
(879 KB) - PDF

Comments

  1. Russell said on 23:46 Wednesday 15 Feb, 2012

    [ 0 ] Carrington

    Like Dislike Report Abuse

Post a comment

Please be considerate and respectful in your comments.

NTEU Online Store

Site Search

Copyright 2012 the National Tertiary Education Union  |  About  |  Privacy  |  Site by Datalink