Concrete Gang History - 11 September 1977

Sunday, 11 September 1977 - 9:30am
Scanned image of the outside of a cassette and the handwritten notes on the insert with some September 1977 dates.

Concrete Gang - 11th September 1977 program

  • Reading an article from The Age last week, ‘Die Fighting, Black Leader: Student Exile Tales of South Africa’, commentary on parallels with the class struggle in South Africa.

  • SONG: ‘Daydream’ by the Lovin’ Spoonful.

  • Reading ‘Building Workers Betrayed’, about the log of claims and recent actions of the ASC&J (Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners), and BWIU (Building Workers’ Industrial Union).

  • Report on National Bank buying property on Bourke st, and refuting some of the MBA’s talk about workers disputes getting in the way of big corporations’ record profits.

  • SONG: ‘School Days’ by Chuck Berry, cover performed by Daddy Cool.

  • Reading and comment on The Herald reportage regarding the Uranium Memorandum of Understanding between Government and Corporations.

  • Mario’s congratulations to the Railways and Tramways Unions fighting the good fight, despite currently getting blasted by the wider media. Parallels with history.

  • SONG: ‘The Woolloomooloo Lair’ by the Bushwackers.

Presenters: ‘Mario’, ‘Willie’, ‘Gabby’ and more


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