Alexis Vassiley is a Perth-based socialist activist and labour historian. He is the author of Striking Ore: The Rise and Fall of Union Power in the Pilbara, a book that details the inspiring history of working class power in the Pilbara and its demise at the hands of Labor governments. He is an active trade unionist and a member of the NTEU Branch Committee at ECU. Alexis will be speaking on “Aboriginal land, union solidarity: The Noonkanbah fight for justice."