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Trade union and worker rights
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BY MARCUS PABIAN
MELBOURNE — On August 12, 3000 people rallied outside the Treasury building to support the community services sector in the face of funding cuts proposed by Premier Steve Bracks' state Labor government.
Disabled people were out
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
Hard Work: Life in Low-pay BritainBy Polly Toynbee
Bloomsbury, 2003242 pages, $21 (pb)
Polly Toynbee, one of Britain's most prestigious journalists, was bothered by a letter from the Church Action on Poverty group. "Would
Western Sahara is a decolonisation issue that has been on the United Nations' agenda for almost 40 years.
BY NICK FREDMAN
LISMORE — In a victory for unionism in the higher-education sector, staff at Southern Cross University have decisively voted down a short-term enterprise bargaining agreement aimed at marginalising the National Tertiary Education
BY ADAM MACLEAN
After the much-publicised $26.1 million cuts the Australian Broadcasting Corporation management made on August 5, federal communications minister Richard Alston has hinted at allowing it to raise funds through things like telethons
BY SHUA GARFIELD
HOBART — Socialist Alliance member Peter Cahill, a public servant in the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services, launched action with the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal (ADT) on July 29, seeking a declaration that the
Victory for student democracy
BRISBANE — Students at the University of Queensland have voted decisively to reject changes to the UQ Union constitution, proposed by Liberal students. The no vote was victorious with a 62% majority of the almost
Life and DebtA film by Stephanie BlackAvailable on DVD and videotapeOrder enquiries: (07) 33910124; (07) 3391 0154 (fax); or email <gilsfilm@cairns.net.au>Visit <http://www.lifeanddebt.org/> for future screening dates
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BY MICHAEL LEBOWITZ
"Nationalise the banks!", "Take over enterprises that have shutdown and run them instead by workers!", "Refuse to pay the external debt and use the funds to create jobs!", "Reduce the work week to 36 hours!", "Create new
After mud-wrestling, we didn't think it could get much worse. "Hunting for Bambi", the latest form of "adult entertainment" for some in the US, is a sadistic twist on the already sadistic sport skirmish (paintball).
"Hunting for Bambi" involves
BY BARRY WEISLEDER
TORONTO — Labour Day parades across Ontario and other parts of Canada will march under darkening clouds on September 1 — regardless of the weather. A number of trade unions are giving way as a rising tide of employer demands
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