Worth Fighting For: Work And Industrial Relations In The Banking Industry In South Australia
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A detailed work of Australian labour history, Worth Fighting For: Work and Industrial Relations in the Banking Industry in South Australia chronicles the evolution of employment conditions, union activism, and workplace struggles within South Australia's banking sector. Geoffrey H. Manning and Haydon R. Manning present a rigorous and authoritative account of how bank workers organised collectively to secure fair wages, improved conditions, and professional recognition over the course of the twentieth century. Drawing on archival research and institutional records, the authors illustrate the broader tensions between capital and labour that shaped not only the banking industry but the wider Australian industrial relations landscape. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible in tone, the narrative argues that the achievements won by banking employees were hard-fought milestones that reflect the enduring importance of organised labour in shaping workplace rights. This is an essential read for students of Australian history, labour studies, and anyone with an interest in the social and economic forces that have defined working life in South Australia.
Author: Geoffrey H. Manning And Haydon R. Manning
Format: Hardback
Published: 1989, Australian Bank Employees Union, South Australia and Northern Territory Branch
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A detailed work of Australian labour history, Worth Fighting For: Work and Industrial Relations in the Banking Industry in South Australia chronicles the evolution of employment conditions, union activism, and workplace struggles within South Australia's banking sector. Geoffrey H. Manning and Haydon R. Manning present a rigorous and authoritative account of how bank workers organised collectively to secure fair wages, improved conditions, and professional recognition over the course of the twentieth century. Drawing on archival research and institutional records, the authors illustrate the broader tensions between capital and labour that shaped not only the banking industry but the wider Australian industrial relations landscape. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible in tone, the narrative argues that the achievements won by banking employees were hard-fought milestones that reflect the enduring importance of organised labour in shaping workplace rights. This is an essential read for students of Australian history, labour studies, and anyone with an interest in the social and economic forces that have defined working life in South Australia.