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Footwear workers win demands

Footwear workers win demands By Bronwen Beechey MELBOURNE — Workers at the Michaelis Bayley footwear factory have ended an 18-day strike after reaching a settlement with management on April 24. The demands of the workers for a 10% pay

British elections: old versus new Tories

By Lisa Macdonald LONDON — On April 21, Londons four airports, five major railway stations and the A40 freeway into the city were closed after coded bomb threats were phoned in, apparently by the Irish Republican army (IRA). The bomb threats,

Norm Haub, working-class fighter

Norm Haub, working-class fighter By Ray Ferguson BRISBANE — Many comrades and friends gathered at a service here on April 11 to say farewell to Norman Haub, who died two days earlier after a long illness. Norm was a battler all his life,

What does ADI have to hide?

What does ADI have to hide? By Scott Duffus The suitability of the St Marys Australian Defence Industries (ADI) site for housing development by Lend Lease has been called into question by ADI's refusal to provide information to the NSW

Looking out: Quashing a rumour

Looking out: Quashing a rumour By Brandon Astor Jones "Humor's ear, in the listener, is very much like beauty's eye, in the beholder." — Irving Elmer Bell. If you have something important to do right now, you should not be reading

Columnist discovers the heroic Colston

By Allen Myers The things you'd never know if you didn't read the Sydney Morning Herald! For example, check your knowledge of current events by answering the following multiple choice question: Mal Colston is: (a) the biggest rorter in the

Guild blocks education campaign at UNSW

Guild blocks education campaign at UNSW By Melanie Bull SYDNEY — The education campaign on the University of NSW has run into a major obstacle: the student guild. Late last year a position paper, "Options 2000", released by the UNSW

ALP scuttles Brisbane student demo

ALP scuttles Brisbane student demo By Lana Halpin and Kathy Newnam BRISBANE — On May 8 a national day of action has been called against the education funding cuts. The Queensland Education Action Network (QEAN) has been meeting over the

Rally demands real jobs

Rally demands real jobs By Nicole Hilder WOLLONGONG — A "No Work for the Dole" rally organised by Resistance and the Democratic Socialist Party was held at Wollongong Mall on April 19. More than 100 people came to the event, which was

Kelty and Quinn — not so strange bedfellows

An honest and proud man devastated by his ordeal. This was how ACTU secretary Bill Kelty described former Coles Myer boss Brian Quinn found guilty of defrauding the company of several million dollars. Kelty joined with Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett