GLW issue 635, published 2005-07-27.

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Victory against Masterton Homes

Liam Mitchell, Sydney A recent case of workers being forced to sign AWAs has ended with a victory after a two-and-a-half week campaign by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). When workers at Masterton Homes were told they

Workers Charter

On July 2, the Workers Charter movement was founded in Auckland, New Zealand, by a group of left, union and social justice activists. The following is a draft charter for discussion and feedback. Every worker has the right to dignity, which our

'Labour market reform': a load of rubbish

Grant Morgan, Auckland Any worker in New Zealand, if she or he heard Australian PM John Howard's comment about people loving "labour market reform", would respond: "What a load of rubbish!" New Zealand's Employment Contracts Act, passed by the

Howard in denial - war is driving terror attacks

At a joint press conference with British PM Tony Blair in London on July 21, Australian PM John Howard was asked by an Australian reporter working for the pro-war Murdoch press: "Yesterday an Australian bomb victim of July 7 linked the bombings to
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