Episode 4.4: Martin Bingham & Paul Sullivan

Friday, 24 March 2023 - 5:00am
The interviewees of Episode 4.4: Martin Bingham & Paul Sullivan (L-R); Martin was an Organiser for BLF and then CFMEU, Paul was an Organiser for CFMEU, and both had been Delegates/Shop Stewards.

  Content Warning: this episode contains discussions of workplace injuries and fatalities, and suicide. You can also expect some strong language.

 If you need somebody to talk to, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

 If you are a worker in the industry, you can access Incolink's Counselling Support service anytime by calling 1300 000 129, or find out about their Bluehats Suicide Prevention program here.


 Series 4, Episode 4:

 This story, as told by guests Martin Bingham and Paul Sullivan, begins and ends with discussions of workplace safety in the industry. They take us through the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 1960s in which workplace actions were comparatively ad hoc (and pay a whole $1.95 per hour), through the practises and near misses working on the Westgate post-collapse, to their views on organising then vs now, and heaps more.

Creatures of the Industry
Sunday 9:30am to 10:00am
A project by the Concrete Gang, recording the history of the building and construction industry in Melbourne since the 1960s, as remembered by those who built this city and helped establish the industrial landscape we work in today.

Presenter

Ralph Edwards

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