(1929-10-17)17 October 1929 Malanda, Queensland, Australia[1]
Died
10 May 2020(2020-05-10) (aged 90)
Political party
Communist Party
Other political affiliations
New Left Party
Australian Greens
Known for
Builders Labourers Federation's, green bans
John Bernard "Jack" MundeyAO (17 October 1929 – 10 May 2020)[2] was an Australian communist, union and environmental activist. He came to prominence during the 1970s for leading the New South Wales Builders' Labourers Federation (BLF) in the famous green bans, whereby the BLF led a successful campaign to protect the built and natural environment of Sydney from excessive and inappropriate development. Mundey was the patron of the Historic Houses Association of Australia.
^Toby Creswell and Samantha Trenoweth (2006). 1001 Australians You Should Know. Australia: Pluto Press. p. 555. ISBN 978-1-86403-361-8.
^Cockburn, Paige (10 May 2020). "Union leader Jack Mundey dies aged 90". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
John Bernard "Jack" Mundey AO (17 October 1929 – 10 May 2020) was an Australian communist, union and environmental activist. He came to prominence during...
Labourers Federation's leaders were Communists, including most notably JackMundey, Bob Pringle (trade unionist), and Joe Owens. According to the Dictionary...
for a Bachelor of Arts at Macquarie University. In 1965 she married JackMundey and became involved in the communist movement. She was an important figure...
out. In February 1973, JackMundey coined the term "green ban" to distinguish them from the traditional union "black bans". Mundey argued that the term...
Fairfax" and in a later show he introduced progressive union leader JackMundey as "Mister Jack Mondaay" – a satirical inversion of the Australian habit of pronouncing...
Rocks Friday Foodie Markets The Rocks George Street, Playfair Street and JackMundey Place, at the northern end of George Street Every Friday nights Food...
candidate, Stan Ashmore-Smith, when the two Independent Communist Aldermen (JackMundey and Brian McGahen) sided with the Labor caucus in the vote. Moore proved...
Thomas Wright, Alderman of the City of Sydney for City Ward (1953–1959). JackMundey, Alderman of the City of Sydney (1984–1987). Jim Henderson, Councillor...
of the democratic measures installed by the NSW branch leadership by JackMundey, Bob Pringle, Joe Owens and others were scrapped and many of the democratically...
demonstrations. 1971 City of Sydney Strategic Plan created. Green Bans led by JackMundey begin with campaign to save Kellys Bush in Hunters Hill. Protests against...
imposed by the Builders Labourers Federation (under the influence of JackMundey) that eventually failed. A case was brought before the High Court of...
the historian Manning Clark, satirist Barry Humphries, and unionist JackMundey. During the 1970s, White's health began to deteriorate: he had issues...
2015 Super Awesome! Kim Devine 2017 Melon Grab Dad Short film 2018 Riot JackMundey TV movie 2018 Emu Runner Stan Feature film 2020 The Very Excellent Mr...
Millers Point Public Housing Tenants Group, Unions NSW, CFMEU, and JackMundey, the Green Ban campaigner who helped save The Rocks from redevelopment...
historian and preservationist. John McKenzie, 65, British bass guitarist. JackMundey, 90, Australian trade unionist and environmental activist. Khairi Nazarova...
with the local council. BLF leader and prominent Communist Party figure JackMundey described Nielsen as an "upper class" person who was initially disapproving...
Sydney Jean Jenkins, former Democrats Senator for Western Australia JackMundey, trade union leader involved in the green bans Janet Powell, former Democrats...
of the democratic measures installed by the NSW Branch leadership by JackMundey, Bob Pringle and Joe Owens and others were scrapped and many of the democratically...
Tribune (Sydney, NSW). 22 May 1973. p. 12. Retrieved 6 December 2023. Mundey, Jack (1981). Green Bans & Beyond. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. pp. 46, 119....
was led by members of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA) such as JackMundey. In 1974, Gallagher and several affiliated Maoist workers occupied the...
eventually culminated in the 1970s Green ban movement led by Unions Leader JackMundey, to protect the architectural heritage of Sydney. At the 24 February...
the 1970s". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 2023-10-07. "JackMundey: Gay and Lesbian Rights". 9 September 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2023...
most famous union leaders of the NSWBLF were Bob Pringle, Joe Owens and JackMundey. Many critics of the union disputed that they were denying workers employment...
"Essendon legend Jack Jones dies aged 95". The Age. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2020. "Union leader JackMundey dies aged 90...
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