Voices from the Ships: Australia's Seafarers and Their Union [first edition]

In this captivating maritime history, seafarers tell their story of the struggle for equality, democracy, and social justice and of the role that unionism played in changing their lives for the better. For more than 50 years Australian seafarers have worked for a socialist vision of world peace—fighting against war in a nuclear age and apartheid in South Africa, taking sides on the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Games, and promoting health and safety at sea. This collection of achievements offers an exciting look at one part of history that has bought success to their members while reaching far beyond Australia and changing world history.