The latest buzz word in industrial relations is "consultative committee". DAVE MIZON examines the issues.
The concept of consultative committees is nothing new — they were used in the USA in the late '40s in an attempt to coopt workers and
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Building workers strike over pay claim
By John Nebauer
BRISBANE — More than 3000 CFMEU and BLF members voted to strike at a mass meeting in Brisbane on February 22. The strike, which is scheduled to last until midnight on February 26, is
By Jennifer Thompson
In defiance of the Oslo peace accords, the Israeli government is continuing the policy of new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and proceeding with Israeli Prime Minister Rabin's plans to wall off these
Sexuality
By Kath Gelber
Those publications euphemistically called "women's magazines" tend to prey on and propagate the worst of our insecurities — about our size, our shape, our ability to communicate, our employability, our culinary
Nell
Directed by Michael Apted
Starring Jodie Foster
Reviewed by Tyrion Perkins
Nell is a movie to make you think. It is a fascinating story about a woman raised in total isolation from society by a speech-impaired mother.
Her mother
By Mark Gregory
"You can talk a lot and the words are soon forgotten; perhaps you can write, that might last a bit longer; but to sing about it is to create a lasting means of communication and Don did that ... His songs will become part of the
Thousands in Perth rally for forests and jobs
By Anne Pavy
Eight thousand people braved 40 degree temperatures to attend the "Ancient Forests/New Jobs — we can have them both" rally and march on the Perth esplanade on February 19. The
The Comfort of Men
By Dennis Altman
Minerva, 1995. 247 pp., $13.95 (pb)
Reviewed by Phil Shannon
In 1971, Tasmania ceased to be part of Australia and became an independent nation. The Independist movement, "a movement which carried the
Progressives do well in ACT elections
By James Basle
CANBERRA — One week after the February 18 ACT elections, it is still uncertain who will govern. Either Liberal or Labor form a minority government.
The final make-up of the ACT
Later this month, a meeting in Berlin is scheduled to evaluate how well governments are doing in their commitment, made at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro three years ago, to reduce their emissions of
By Michael Tardif and Sujatha Fernandes
COLOMBO — The Korea-Ceylon Footwear Manufacturing Company is a joint venture in the Colombo free trade zone. In the last four months the company has been the site of significant workers' struggles and is
Health fears at Leigh Creek
By Michael Unger
The Leigh Creek Trust, a group of 130 former Leigh Creek residents and workers, is preparing for a Supreme Court class action against the Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA).
Leigh
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