With the Howard government now having a majority in both houses, it will finally have what it must see as a clear run to the implementation of voluntary student unionism (VSU). This policy, which has been floated and rejected before, is a favourite
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Liam Mitchell
Forty-seven workers have been locked out of their jobs at the Boeing maintenance depot in Williamtown since May for campaigning for improved working conditions and against individual contracts. Australian Workers Union Newcastle
More than 1500 people rallied on August 9 against a proposed Coca-Cola bottling plant in Gangaikondan village in the Tirunelveli district in southern India. Local communities have united against the plant, arguing that it will further exacerbate
Workers Radio Sydney is a new trade union radio program broadcasting 5.30-9am Monday to Friday on 88.9 FM.
Trade unions, including the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, the Maritime Union of Australia, the Australian Manufacturing
Stuart Munckton, Caracas
Having come to Venezuela to witness the revolution and the social missions at its heart, I ended up having a closer view of one of the most important missions — Barrio Adentro (Into the Neighbourhood) — than I might
Green Left Weekly #637 incorrectly reported that the Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby and Aids Council of NSW had wanted to invite ALP leader Kim Beazley and PM John Howard to address the August 13 "Relationship equality" rally in Sydney. In fact, the
In the wake of the July 7 terrorist bombings in London, both the British and Australian governments are pushing for new "anti-terrorism" legislation that will enable them to criminalise the expression of political views that these governments deem to
Brave journalism
I congratulate Bernie Rosen and his letter (Write on, GLW #629) supporting some sort of breakthrough on distribution of GLW. I find nothing more inspiring than brave journalism, There is hardly any of it in the mainstream, but
Eva Cheng
Is China losing the battle to save its horrifically degraded environment?
China's heavy reliance on coal has been a decisive factor in polluting the country's air and land, earning it the notoriety in 1998 of being home to seven of the
BRISBANE — It was revealed at last month's state budget estimates hearing that only one of Queensland's 54 senior public service executives uses an environmentally friendly vehicle. Although the Environmental Protection Authority operates 21 of the
Peter Boyle
Since August 9, PM John Howard's Liberal-National Coalition government has had a majority in both houses of federal parliament. It is the first time since 1981 that a federal government has enjoyed this luxury. It's doom and gloom time,
On August 11, South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) accepted a wage increase of between 6% and 7% for its members employed in the country's gold mines. More than 100,000 gold mineworkers walked out on August 7. It was the first national
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