Concrete Gang - 18th September 1977 program

• U.S. multinational 'Utah' (Development Co.) profiting off robbing Australian natural resources; a comparison of Utah and BHP earnings and Australian employees, report of seamen exploited in Spain, and discussion of private profiteering of companies like this who are registered in tax-dodge havens.

• Willie wraps the discussion with a reading from Henry Lawson's 'A Word to Texas Jack’

• SONG: 'All for Me Grog' by the Wild Colonial Boys

• Report from last week's BLF branch meeting - one of the best and very well-attended, with examples of many militant blokes fighting hard and many in active disputes for 5-6 week, including a fella from the Collins Place job. 

• Suggestion of a 'How Low Can You Go' competition on the program!

• In-studio guests: Hans from South Australia for discussion on interstate activities, and 'Harold' for discussion on facts and figures on current profits of the MBA and discussion of reports in the wider media. 

• Record profit figures from various large developers, plus concreters including Moniers, Readymix, Goliath, Brighton Cement Holdings, and Boral - who have now taken over other companies.

• SONG: 'The Pub With No Dyke', by Mulga Bills Bicycle Band

• Setting the record straight with inaccurate media reports:. Fraser on channel 2 (12th September) discussing breaking concrete pours, cameras not allowed at Collins Place job, and ‘Danger, Men Not at Work’ editorial in The Age (13th September).

• SONG: 'I Ain't Got No Home' by Cisco Houston, dedicated to Charlie Smith from Abbotsford.

• Harry paints the picture - Fraser indicating this week that he wants to introduce industrial legislation to knock off the Labourers guerrilla actions, and in last Weds night's Herald (14th Sept 1977), State Government announcing similar actions. Only way we can come out of this is the membership and militancy of the rank and file. 

• SONG: 'Bold Jack Donahue'

Presenters: ‘’Willie', 'Gabby', 'Mario', Hans, 'Harold Silk' / 'Slick Harry' (aka John Cummins), and more.

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