Concrete Gang - 7th August 1977 program

• Original Playout dates

• Respects paid to two deceased Builders Labourers. One workplace fatality in Altona, and one retired member, a rigger. Condolences to the families.

• SONG: Joe Hill by Pete Seeger. Dedicated to the families of the deceased men.

• Campaign updates: report and discussions of actions taken across various work sites.

• Reading an article on wage increases, $30 per week in the log of claims - ‘Too little too late’, from the BLF Newletter, from July 1977.

• SONG: ‘Poor ned Kelly’, by The Wild Colonial Boys. Parallels with 1930s Depression.

• Reading and commentary on a letter to the editor published in The Age, 29 July 1977, with a worksite anecdote from Colin.

• SONG: ‘Waltzing Matilda’ from the 1968 album ‘The Restless Years’.

Presenters: ‘Joe’, ‘Willie’, ‘Mario’, ‘Colin’, and more

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