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What's On

  • Tuesday 7 July at 7.00pm is the Geelong Trades Hall ordinary Delegates Meeting. Elections for this year's executive will held. Level 3 Council Room, 127 Myers St. All delegates are asked to attend and all union members are welcome to come along and ask questions.
  • Friday 24 July at 6.30pm. Red Cinema "Cuba, An African Odyssey" In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution the next film goes into the role of Cuba in the African liberation movements. $8/5. Dinner available.
  • Sunday 19 July at 2.00pm. The Geelong Country Music Club kicks up the dust in the lower hall of Trades Hall, Entry via Smythe Place (rear entry).
  • Sunday 26 July 2.00pm to 9.00pm. Sleepy Hollows Blues Club. All welcome to enjoy great music and friends.
  • Tuesday 28 July at 8.00am. Buses leave GTHC to go to the OH&S Rally in Melbourne. All Safety Reps and Delegates are asked to attend a rally to protest at possible changes to the OH&S laws that will reduce safety in Victoria and Australia. The Rally is part of a national day of action and is to be held just before the Federal ALP National Conference in Sydney. So please priorities this date for a big protest to tell the government we will not tolerate bad safety laws.
  • Wednesday 5 August at 7.30pm. UnionAir Concert, Songs of Struggle with David Rovics. Supported by Jack Mancor, the Trades Hall Choir. All money raised goes to UnionAir and Pulse 94.7FM. $20/10
  • Thursday 6 August at 4.30pm. AEU members regional meeting. Carrington Hotel Wine Bar. 131 Yarra Street, Geelong. Please ensure your sub-branch is represented.
  • Thursday 27 August at 7.00pm. The Geelong Women Unionists Network Annual Dinner. Guest Artist, Wil Stracke. As seen on TV. Book early to get your seats - limited number. $15.00 BYO Ph. 52211712
  • Wednesday 9 September 6.30. Women Unionist Network is holding a film night to show "Rocking the Foundations". Entry by gold coin donation, BYO and nibbles provided.
  • Every Thursday Night at 6.00pm is the Geelong Trades Hall Choir practice. All new singers welcome.
  • 3rd Wednesday of the month the Plumbers Union members meeting is 5.00pm at Geelong Trades Hall.
  • 3rd Wednesday of the month is the Electrical Trade Union Geelong Branch members meeting. Geringhap St. Office at 5.00pm.
  • Last Wednesday of the month at 12 noon the CFMEU shop stewards meet at the CFMEU office on Fyans St.

Monday, July 6, 2009

UnionAir Concert Wednesday 5th August.




You invited to the inaugural UnionAir Concert, Songs of Struggle.

Performers include
David Rovics (see below)
Jack Mancor (local balladeer)
Geelong Trades Hall Choir

Doors open 7.00pm Wednesday 5th August 2009.

Cheap refreshments available

Tickets $10 unwaged and $20 Waged. All proceeds to UnionAir and
The Geelong Community Radio Station "The Pulse" 94.7FM.

David Rovics has been called the musical voice of the progressive movement in the US. Amy Goodman has called him "the musical version of Democracy Now!" Since the mid-90's Rovics has spent most of his time on the road, playing hundreds of shows every year throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Japan. He and his songs have been featured on national radio programs in the US, Canada, Britain, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and elsewhere. He has shared the stage regularly with leading intellectuals (Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn), activists (Medea Benjamin, Ralph Nader), politicians (Dennis Kucinich, George Galloway), musicians (Billy Bragg, the Indigo Girls), and celebrities (Martin Sheen, Susan Sarandon). He has performed at dozens of massive rallies throughout North America and Europe and at thousands of conferences, college campuses and folk clubs throughout the world. He has loads of MP3's available for free download on his website, www.davidrovics.com, along with CDs, links, etc. More importantly, he's really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, and he will make the revolution irresistible.








Thursday, June 25, 2009

Don't forget - Book Launch this arvo.

Come along and share a drink and nibbles with Humphrey McQueen. Hear his Geelong of "Framework of Flesh" - A history of the the struggle for safety by building labourers.

Share in a proud history of struggle with friends and comrades.

Today, Thursday 25 June 2009 4.30pm. Geelong Trades Hall, Council Chambers,
127 Myers St.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

You are invited to a Book Launch

Framework of Flesh is the latest book by Humphrey McQueen. It’s a fascinating look at the history of the occupational health and safety battles of the Builders’ Labourers Federation. Hear Humphrey talk about this and many other things. Signed copies available at the launch.

Thursday, June 25th. 4:30-6pm

Upstairs in the Council Chambers
Trades Hall, 127 Myers St Geelong.
Ph Lisa, 5222 6900.

Refreshments Provided

Proundly Supported by:
Geelong Trades Hall
CFMEU Victorian Branch, Construction and General
Socialist Alliance
Green Left Weekly

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Not Happy Kev.







CFMEU National Secretary Dave Noonan is not happy.






Join rightsonsite.org.au for the defence of Ark Tribe and the abolition of the ABCC.






One Law For All.

Short Film in dedence of Ark Tribe, CFMEU

As many of you already know the Federal Labor Government is preparing legislation to entrench laws that discriminate against construction workers.



Please come along to the screening of the new CFMEU short film about the ABCC's prosecution of Ark Tribe, a rank and file member working in the South Australian construction industry.

The film will be shown during the Industrial report at the next Geelong Trades Hall Council meeting. Tuesday 23rd June at 7.00pm. Come along and join the campaign, "One Law for All" abolish the ABCC.


All welcome.

Photos below are from the ACTU Congress when delegates told the Deputy Prime Minister that all the laws for the ABCC must go.




































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