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Green Bans, Red Union: The Saving of a City

Green Bans, Red Union: The Saving of a City

by Burgmann, Verity
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At the height of the building boom in the 1970s, a remarkable campaign stopped billions of dollars worth of indiscriminate development that was turning Australian cities into concrete jungles. Enraging employers and politicians but delighting many in the wider community, the members of the NSW Builders Labourers' Federation risked their jobs to preserve buildings, bush and parkland. The direct impact of this green bans movement can be seen all over Sydney. Green Bans, Red Union documents the development of a union that took a stand.

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Pub dateAug 1, 2017
ISBN-101742235409
ISBN-139781742235400
LanguageEnglish
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