Greg Bamber
Vale Richard. My thoughts are with Jenny, his family and many friends. Thanks Richard for all of your varied contributions, which endure. Thanks also to the authors of the sympathetic and detailed tribute for the Society for the Study of Labour History. Although we’d long been acquainted, we got to know each other better only towards the end of his life when was a visiting professor at the Australian Catholic Uni., Melbourne. Then, he also occasionally visited Monash Uni.,Melbourne and we had some enjoyable meals and conversations when I much appreciated his impressive insights including into academia, politics, unions, and improving the world of work, as well as his good sense of humour. He was a fine scholar and internationalist. We miss you Richard! …
- February 23, 2023
- 10:17 am