Running Out of Patience: The 1986 Victorian Nurses Strike (1987)
• January 1st, 1987 • 0h 43min
Documentary
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Running Out of Patience documents the Victorian nurses' strike of 1986, revealing various myths and stereotypes which have managed to pigeonhole women as saints first and unionists second.
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