Transport workers stop traffic

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SYDNEY — Transport Workers Union members stopped traffic in the CBD on July 28 as they dragged wooden pallets up George Street to protest against the federal government's planned anti-worker and anti-union laws (pictured). "Ultimately it will be impossible for them to operate under the changes, so dragging pallets with ropes is just a sign of things to come", TWU NSW secretary Tony Sheldon said. The union is organising a national convoy to Canberra on August 17, with trucks and couriers converging on Northbourne Avenue, leading up to Parliament House, at noon. Photo courtesy of the TWU.

From Green Left Weekly, August 10, 2005.
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