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Framework of Flesh
Humphrey McQueen
其他書名
Builders' Labourers Battle for Health and Safety
出版Ginninderra Press, 2009
主題Business & Economics / Labor / GeneralBusiness & Economics / Industries / GeneralTechnology & Engineering / Industrial Health & Safety
ISBN17402754549781740275453
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=DoaXQQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋McQueen uses labourers' own words to retell their battles around scaffolding and shithouses, for the safe removal of asbestos, prompt and adequate compensation, and a decent burial. The stories start in convict times and cover the six states and the ACT. The labourers' struggle for health and safety is followed into their dismantling of the framework of fear erected by the Building and Construction Commission. By tracking on-the-job experiences of demolishers, dog-men, hod-carriers and navvies, McQueen confirms the conviction of an early official of the BLF, Ben Mulvogue: 'A union constitutes a school for the working class, wherein they learn self-reliance, learn their rights, privileges, opportunities, as well as their possibilities. Every new demand for better physical protection of the workers ensures a great ideal development for a future generation.'