Union Songs

Sixty Years of Australian Union Songs

Now available free as pdf ebook [1.6 MB]

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With These Arms tracks

Based on many years of research (including research for the songs and poems that have been selected for this website since 1997), this 89 page book includes the following chapters:

Introduction
Chapter One: The Australian Folk Revival and the Union Movement
Chapter Two: Folk Song and Unions - Political Songs
Chapter Three: Art and Working Life Program
Chapter Four: MUA Centenary CD and the Union Songs website
Chapter Five: Rights at Work: Contemporary Song and Poetry
Chapter Six: Conclusion
Bibliography
Discography