Herb Thompson

  • The ACTU and the struggle for irrelevance

    Of the national work force, only 39.6% are union members, down from over 50% before the Accords. ACTU secretary Bill Kelty announced before the last election, "Ultimately, it won't be a conservative government that destroys

  • Porgera's profits — and tailings — continue to flow

    Following long and acrimonious negotiations, the Papua New Guinea government has raised its stake to that of equal partner in the largest gold mine in the world outside of South Africa. To close the deal, effective from

  • Court cancels the right to picket

    Court cancels the right to picketPERTH — In a case with far-reaching implications, the Builders Labourers' Federation in Western Australia has been found to have breached Section 45D of the Trade Practices Act, which

  • ACTU helps workers score another 'victory'

    Mr Peter Wade, NBH-Peko Managing Director, and chief negotiator for Australian Pulp and Paper Mills (APPM) Ltd. in Burnie, Tasmania, accepted a $95,000 pay rise in 1992 to take his annual pay to $585,000, a small pittance