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Union practice: best for whom?

Towards best practice unionism: The future of unions in Australia By Max Ogden Pluto Press, 1993. 85 pp. $9.95 Reviewed by Jon Singer "Management is too important to be left to managers" — this is the fundamental theme of Towards best

European anti-racist conference

European anti-racist conference Delegates from 134 European anti-racist organisations, coming from 34 countries, will meet in Strasbourg from February 13 to 20. They gather for the conference "European Youth: United Actions Against Racism and

Postal workers against privatisation

Postal workers against privatisation By Jon Land SYDNEY — Some 1000 Australia Post workers attended a stop-work meeting here called by the Communications Workers Union (CWU) on February 4, to protest against federal government

Darwin political activist bashed

Darwin political activist bashed By Deb Sorensen DARWIN — A well-known political activist and Green Left Weekly distributor, Shell 63, has been bashed over the head with a long-handled police torch. The wound required seven stitches. The

Divisions feed Jakarta rumour mill

Jana D.K. JAKARTA — There have been comments recently on President Soeharto's apparently poor health during public appearances. According to a journalist from the Indonesian Observer, prior to his trip to India in December, Soeharto was

Zapatista-government meeting imminent

Zapatista-government meeting imminent MEXICO CITY — The rebels in Chiapas have announced that negotiations with the government to end the rebellion are imminent. A Zapatista Army communique on February 1 said that the basics have been agreed

Barefoot correspondents tell what it's really like

By Pip Hinman Ever fancied yourself as a barefoot foreign correspondent? Spending nights on trains (to save money) on the way to conferences, meeting dignitaries and famous people and being the first to break the lead story. Apart from the

Action updates

@9point ADELAIDE — A public meeting on January 31 organised by Australians for Democracy in South Africa heard African National Congress chief representative Ndumiso Ntshinga explain that support is still vital to the victory of the ANC in the

Let Bosnia defend itself

Let Bosnia defend itself "What has changed in Yugoslavia above all is that the Bosnians have refused to play their assigned role as victims. From the very beginning, western and particularly British policy has been driven by the view that the

Lead in petrol: Higher taxes aren't the answer

By Liam Mitchell The federal government's promised tax on leaded petrol (super) came into effect on February 1. Launched with a lot of rhetoric about reducing lead levels in the atmosphere, the tax raises the prices of leaded fuel by 2 cents per

Turkey deports refugees

Turkey deports refugees The Turkish government has been deporting refugees from Iran and Iraq back to those countries in recent weeks, according to the Council of Iranian Refugees and Migrants, in Sydney. In addition, says the council, Iranian

Chamarette slams blockade of medicine to Burma

Chamarette slams blockade of medicine to Burma WA Greens Senator Christabel Chamarette has spoken out against the Thai government's confiscation of medical supplies intended for ethnic minority groups inside Burma. The supplies were a private