Forty-one years ago, to this day, Hunter Workers passed a resolution opposing the presence of nuclear-powered ships in Newcastle harbour and denounced Australia's escalation of nuclear defence strategy in tandem with the US.
Novocastrians have long recognised the danger and multi-faceted harms nuclear technology poses to working people, which is why that same year, 1982, the city officially declared Newcastle to be a nuclear-free zone. And it's also why Hunter Workers has always committed staunchly to keeping Newcastle, and Australia, nuclear-free.
