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dc.contributor.authorOliver, Bobbie
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:58:49Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:58:49Z
dc.date.created2008-11-12T23:25:17Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.citationOliver, Bobbie. 2003. : 'Transforming Labour' at the Westrail Workshops, Midland, WA, 1960s to 1990s, in Bowden, B and Kellett, J (ed), Transforming Labour. Work, Workers, Struggle and Change. Proceedings of the Eighth National Labour History Conference, 3-5 October, 2003, pp. 247-252. Griffith University.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42314
dc.description.abstract

The paper identifies ways in which labour was transformed at the Westrail Workshops, Midland, WA, from the 1960s to the 1990s. It examines the change from steam to diesel locomotives and the resulting impact on the various skilled trades, and the implementation of better health and safety practices. The paper discusses ways in which these changes affected the apprenticeship structure and examines whether safer, more inclusive work practices empower workers, making them more in control of their work place and their future.

dc.subjectWestern Australian Government Railways Workshop
dc.subjectMidland Railway Workshops
dc.subjectApprentices
dc.subjectLabour history
dc.subjectTrade unions
dc.subjectOccupational Health and Safety
dc.title'Transforming Labour' at the Westrail Workshops, Midland, WA, 1960s to 1990s
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage247
dcterms.source.endPage252
dcterms.source.titleTransforming Labour. Work, Workers, Struggle and Change.
dcterms.source.conferenceTransforming Labour. Work, Workers, Struggle and Change. Proceedings of the Eighth National Labour History Conference
dcterms.source.conference-start-date3-5 October, 2003
dcterms.source.conferencelocationGriffith University
curtin.identifierEPR-1011
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyDivision of Humanities
curtin.facultyDepartment of Social Sciences
curtin.facultyFaculty of Media, Society and Culture (MSC)


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