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Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-01-01
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Time: 1h 14m
Overview:
Delegates and workers discuss the issues that effect the Timberworkers’ Union, the reasons for the formation of the Combined Council of Timber Workers Delegates (CCD) and their industrial action.
Languages: English.
Countries:
New Zealand
ProductionCompanies: 
Vanguard Films (III)
Movie: Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union
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