Identity area
Reference code
AU NBAC H13-5
Title
Bristol Myers Squib: AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP)/Melbourne correspondence with the Transport Workers Union (TWU)
Date(s)
- 1990 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
(1990 - c. 1994)
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Includes correspondence between Chris Keily, Assistant State Secretary, TWU (Victoria), to Michael Connors, AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP), regarding the drug ddI; cooperation between unions and activist groups in pressuring pharmaceutical company / drug company Bristol Myers Squib; and letter of thanks. Also includes letter from AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP)/Melbourne to Bristol Myers Squib regarding the release of ddI for compassionate use.