GLW issue 158, published 1994-09-07.

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More support for a South African 'accord'

By Norm Dixon JOHANNESBURG — Support for a "social accord" between the government, unions and business has come from intellectual circles close to the South African trade union movement. At the same time, establishment figures have continued

South Australian teachers fight cutbacks

By Adam Harrison ADELAIDE — "To describe this budget as socially irresponsible is like comparing it to turning up to a posh party without a tie. This budget rips the guts out of social justice", Claire McCarty, president of the South

... and ain't i a woman?: What is the threat?

What is the threat? By Kath Gelber What exactly is it about women's equality that it is perceived as threatening male identity? A large US poll which has tracked social attitudes for two decades, the Yankelovich Monitor survey, has

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Fighting the union-busters in Illinois

By Allen Myers How can workers "cooperate" with an employer whose response to an industrial hazard is "You've got to die sometime"? Over the last two years, workers at the A.E. Staley plant in midwestern Decatur, Illinois, have learned that

A reply to Amnesty's concerns

By Karen Wald HAVANA — I was (once again) amazed at Amnesty International's naivete reflected in its posting "Human Rights At Risk" regarding recent events in Cuba. One wonders whether the people at Amnesty International who send out
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