ETU Hold the Line

Hold the Line is a new documentary produced by Joan Robinson and Carmel McAloon for the ETU Southern States Branch. It is a film about the success of pattern bargaining in the contracting industry. Now more than ever it is crucial that we hold the line.

Hold the Line takes us inside the Electrical Trades Union - one of Australia's most progressive and powerful trade unions - as it takes on John Howard's draconian IR laws. From Melbourne's major work sites, including Docklands, Crown Casino and Southern Cross Station, to the family home, ETU members talk about their industry and the importance of agreements that enable them to balance work and family life.

With a timely message for unionists, politicians and non-unionists alike, Hold the Line is available on DVD through the ETU (for members) www.etu.asn.au or Front Row Video Distribution (for general public and educational institutions) www.frontrowvideo.com.au