Ep 1 – The Brunswick Kortex sweatshop strike, 1981
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Welcome to People's History of Australia! We're a new podcast focusing on the history of ordinary people in Australia coming together to collectively fight for a better life. In this episode, we cover the brilliant story of 300 migrant women who went on strike against brutal sweatshop conditions in their textile factory in Brunswick, Melbourne, in 1981. None of the women had ever been on strike before, and few spoke English fluently. And yet over the next eight days, they defied violence and intimidation from their employer, the police, private security guards and the right-wing officials of their own union to win their strike and gain large pay increases and respect at work. Today we chat with Sandra Bloodworth, who was on the Kortex strike picket lines every day and has written about the strike. Find full show notes and links for this episode at our website - www.peopleshistory.com.au Support us on Patreon here - www.patreon.com/peopleshistoryofaustralia
