Rocking the Foundations

*** Monday, February 20, 7.30pm sharp, Tris Elies Night Club, Katoomba: Green Left Weekly presents 'Rocking the Foundations' ***

A film about the New South Wales Builders' Labourers' Federation, 1940-1975. It is an outstanding historical account of the Green Bans introduced by the radical NSW BLF, led by Jack Mundey and the late Bob Pringle. The BLF in the 1970s responded to requests by the community to preserve inner-city parkland and historic buildings. The union transformed into a militant, democratic union prepared to fight for its members rights, wages and conditions. One of the first women to be accepted as a builders' labourer, filmmaker Pat Fiske traces the development of a union whose political and industrial activities challenged the notion of what a union should be. Today, as workers face the vicious attacks of the Howard government, the example of the BLF is more relevant than ever.

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An exhilarating and complete account of the Green Bans -- one of the most important developments in union history. An uplifting film for the sheer energy of the people involved.

John Hinde, ABC Radio.