What can we learn from the BLF Green Bans? with Jerome Small

Red Flag Radio

Feb 12, 2023•46 min•Ep. 90

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In the early 1970s, the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) in Australia provided a case study in workers' power and concern for the conservation of the natural environment. BLF green bans preserved dozens of working class areas and historic buildings, ranging from Aboriginal housing in Redfern to historic National Trust-listed mansions. In this episode we speak to Jerome Small about how the BLF became a union that fought for environmental and social justice, and the lessons we can draw to re-build the left in Australia today.

When Sydney was touched by workers democracy by Jerome Small - https://redflag.org.au/node/6774

‘I’m part of the union!’ How the Builders Labourers Federation set the benchmark by Liz Ross - https://redflag.org.au/node/6510

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